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Read More »Opinion: How Nintendo (Almost) won E3
E3, as has become custom, is almost more about what wasn’t shown than what was. Where was Crackdown?” That was the first question I was asked by a fellow journalist shortly after Xbox’s press conference, followed swiftly by: "where was HoloLens for that matter?" PlayStation executives spent half their time …
Read More »International Factfile 2016: Turkey
Turkey is a relatively small market for video games – but it is a fast-growing one. In 2014, the country’s industry generated $375m (264m) in revenues, ranking No.17 in Newzoo’s annual charts. In 2015, it was worth $464m (327m), which represented an impressive 24.7 per cent increase year-on-year and allowed …
Read More »War Child charity games bundle arrives next month on Steam
A collection of new games from some of Europe’s biggest studios will launch next month, with all profits going to War Child. Published by Sega, Help: The Game will launch on Steam from July 26th for 9.99. The title features new games from Team17, Rovio, Spilt Milk Studios, Sports Interactive, …
Read More »UK Government-backed professional eSports association launches
A not-for-profit British eSports association has been launched, and it’s been backed by the UK Government. Located at Pinewood Studios, the association will act as the National Governing Body for eSports and work alongside the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Its goal is to represent and support professional players, …
Read More »Video: 2K announces BioShock: The Collection, set for September launch
2K has officially revealed its BioShock HD compilation after months of rumours. BioShock: The Collection brings together all three entries in the series and is set for a September 16th release internationally. BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite all come with single player DLC, and a director’s commentary with creators …
Read More »Sony to launch slimmer PS4 later this year, report
One analyst is predicting that a PlayStation 4 Slim console is on the way. According to the Wall Street Journal, Macquarie Securities’ Damian Thong said that Sony may be introducing a slimmer version of the PS4. Thong also said that this new bit of kit could be released as early …
Read More »UPDATED: Dragon’s Crown pulled from PSN amid NIS America and Atlus fall out
UPDATE: Dragon’s Crown will be returning to the PSN store. In a statement provided to MCV, NIS America said that the RPG title will be back on PlayStation’s online store shortly via publisher Atlus. Below is the firm’s full statement on the matter: "With regards to our previous statements on …
Read More »Fallout 4 mods for PlayStation 4 delayed
Sony gamers looking forward to the addition of mods to Fallout 4 are going to disappointed. Publisher Bethesda has announced via Twitter (below) that the beta for Fallout 4 mods on PS4 has been delayed. No reason was given for pushing back this release, but the firm says it will …
Read More »ESL adds high profile COO and VP of production
ESL has brought in two high profile executives to ramp up production” in its ever expanding studios. Yvette Martinez-Rea has been hired as the new Chief Operating Officer of ESL, having previously been Chief Operating Officer of Violet Grey. Prior to that she held multiple senior positions at Yahoo. My …
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