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The Guillemot family, who founded mobile studio Gameloft, have now sold its remaining share of the company to Vivendi, the Wall Street Journal reports. The newspaper adds that the family took this decision with regret”, after the entertainment giant already took control of 56 per cent of Gameloft last week. …
Read More »Going alone: Why EA has abandoned the E3 show floor
We try not to feature EA in our E3 MCV edition. Depending on when you’re reading this, EA is either about to announce a load of games, or it already has. To speak to the company before it’s done so, well, it seems a bit pointless. But we’re making an …
Read More »Video: Square Enix announces mobile title Deus Ex Go, coming out this summer
Deus Ex will be the next Square Enix property to receive the ‘Go’ treatment. The publisher has announced that the title will be launching on mobile devices this summer. The ‘Go’ games are a sub-series by Square Enix that brings some of the company’s biggest franchises to mobile. The first …
Read More »The MCV & Develop Podcast: E3 Preview available now
Our fourth episode of The MCV & Develop Podcast casts a critical eye on the upcoming industry showcase that is E3 2016. MCV’s editor Chris Dringjoins Develop editor James Batchelorand MCV’s associate editor Ben Parfitt to debate the relevance of E3 itself, the possible strategies for all three platform holders, …
Read More »The Hitchhiker’s Guide to E3
The biggest games event in the galaxy is under way shortly. We have scoured the infiniteblackness of space in search of the finest bits of advice andvital information in order to get the most out of this year’s E3. Travelling around Los Angeles Los Angeles is big. You just won’t …
Read More »Warcraft beats Star Wars: The Force Awakens at Chinese box office
The new Warcraft movie may have bothered critics and got off to a weak start in the US, but in China it’s off to a flyer. Eurogamer reports that the Duncan Jones directed flick made $47m in its first day alone in China. This compares to the $22-24 it’s on …
Read More »Xbox One abandons DVR plans
TV digital video recording is no longer coming to Xbox One. The Verge reports that Microsoft has scrapped its DVR plans, which were first announced back in May 2015, at which point it was due to roll out before the end of the year. "After careful consideration, we’ve decided to …
Read More »Opinion: A PR’s guide to E3
Caroline Miller, the boss of MCV Award winning PR agency Indigo Pearl, shares her advice on how developers and publishers can get the most out of E3 I’m one of those people who really enjoys E3. The thought of a week in sunny LA: seeing the latest games, meeting clients …
Read More »Turtle Beach continues eSports push by partnering with FaZe Clan
After partnering with OpTic Gaming last month Turtle Beach has now partnered with FaZe Clan. The American eSports organisation’s players will now use the new Turtle Beach Elite Pro headset and the Elite Pro Tactical Audio Controller at tournaments and when playing at home. The FaZe Call of Duty team …
Read More »GTA publisher Take-Two on the hunt for indie projects
It may be renowned for launching the biggest game in the world, but Take-Two says it wants to team up with smaller scale indie studios. The firm is responsible for multi-million selling behemoths such as Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Borderlands, BioShock, NBA 2K and a host of other …
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