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For the fifth episode of The MCV & Develop Podcast, we are joined by two experienced writers from the video gaming world. Ed Fear is currently the lead writer at London-based studio Mediatonic, where he has penned the plot behind Heavenstrike Rivals and assisted with the translation of pigeon dating …
Read More »UKIE’s UK Game of the Show set for Gamescom 2016
Award will be given to the best unreleased game developed by a British studio
Read More »Counter Strike gambling streamer PhantomL0rd banned from Twitch
Less than a week after Twitch said it would take action against the streaming of Counter Strike gambling on its network, one leading streamer has been banned. Kotaku reports that PhantomL0rd’s channel has been pulled. It now simply carries the message: The community has closed this channel due to terms …
Read More »Watch Dear Esther with live music and narration at the Barbican
Dear Esther fans will want to free their diaries in October for what sounds like an awesome night at London’s Barbican. On October 14th an audience is invited to enjoy a playthrough of the game on the big-screen while accompanied by a live narration by Nigel Carrington and live musical …
Read More »McDonalds leak delays Pokemon Go’s Japanese launch, report claims
Yesterday it was reported that Pokemon Go would arrive in Japan today. Today the reports suggest that is no longer the case. The Guardian reckons that yesterday’s leak of the news that the game would launch alongside a partnership with McDonalds created so much interest that developer Niantic has got …
Read More »Ubisoft: NX will bring casual players back to the industry
What will the NX be? We don’t know, but it doesn’t sound like it’s going to be a direct rival for the PS4 or Xbox One. Speaking to investors last night, GameSpot reports that Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot said: "On the NX, what we have seen is really great. We …
Read More »UKIE’s UK Game of the Show returns for Gamescom 2016
The award highlighting the best UK title at Gamescom is returning for its fourth year. Handed out at UKIE’s stand at the show, which this year sports a ‘Great British Tea Party’ theme, this prize recognises the best UK-developed, but not yet released, project at Gamescom. Anonymous judges will be …
Read More »UK Games Tax Relief expenditure nears £500m
135 claims made since launch in April 2014, with £45 million paid out during 2015/16
Read More »Simon ‘The Miller Report’ Miller to host the Games Media Awards 2016
He who knows the truth, The Miller Report’s Simon Miller, will be the host of this year’s Games Media Awards. In his own words, "Simon ‘The Miller Report’ Miller is the greatest man to ever walk this planet. "Known by many names – Truth Reporter, Real Man, The Walking Warrior …
Read More »Xbox hardware sales down by a third
Are people holding out for the release of the Xbox One S and Xbox Scorpio? Quite possibly. Microsoft’s latest financials reveal that Xbox hardware revenue sales are down 33 per cent year-on-year for the three months ending June. There are lots of factors to consider here. For one, the discontinuation …
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