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As a developer, Blizzard is famed for taking complex and often impenetrable genres and making them accessible to the mass market. In 2004, it launched World of Warcraft to critical acclaim: millions signed up to play Blizzard’s take on the MMO. And as recently as 2014, the firm has given …
Read More »PS4 Neo exists because ‘PlayStation VR was going to be terrible on a launch PS4’
Comments from a source described as a chief technical officer (CTO) working in the industry” have suggested that current PS4s may not offer the best experience for those looking to get a PlayStation VR. IBTimes reports that a feature in the latest issue of Edge quotes the insider as saying: …
Read More »PS4 has sold over 40m units globally
Sony’s PS4 shows no signs of letting up, with the firm announcing that it has sold 40m consoles. This announcement comes by way of the new PlayStation-focused Sony Interactive Entertainment division, and reveals that as of May 22nd 2016, more than 40m PS4s have been shifted worldwide. This figure was …
Read More »Endemol grabs Mirror’s Edge TV series rights
Mirror’s Edge is the next game IP to get the screen treatment, although this time it’s for TV as opposed to the cinema. Deadline reports that Endemol Shine Studios, a division of Endemol Shine North America, has grabbed the rights to a TV action series. We clearly see Mirror’s Edge …
Read More »Blizzard: We hope fans will love Overwatch as much as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo
Publisher Blizzard hopes that its brand new shooter IP Overwatch becomes one of its pillar franchises. Speaking to MCV, senior game designer Michael Chu said that his aspiration is for Overwatch to be up there with Blizzard’s other huge IP, such as Warcraft, StarCraft and Diablo. Overwatch launched on May …
Read More »PS4 is the only console to grow UK sales so far in 2016
Sony’s PlayStation 4 is the only console in the UK to sell more so far this year than it had in 2015. That’s according to hardware figures seen by MCV, which indicate that PS4 sales year-to-date are 6.7 per cent up year-on-year to 207,907 units. Overall, console sales in the …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Twitch recruits events marketing chief
Christou arrives from Premier, Green Man Gaming welcomes new comms boss and Judge joins IGN. Twitch hires events marketing chief Former Premier PR senior publicist Kelsey Christou has joined Twitch UK. Christou started her career in the games industry four years ago as an assistant publicist at Premier where she …
Read More »Uncharted 4 holds Japanese top spot for second week
The latest version of Sony’s Uncharted franchise is No.1 once again in Japan, according to data from Famitsu. A Thief’s End debuted at the top of the charts in the region last week. Following that title’s launch last week, PS4 sales fall 17 per cent week-on-week. Last week’s No.2, Kirby: …
Read More »CEO of Sunless Sea studio quits
The CEO and co-founder of Sunless Sea creator Failbetter Games is leaving the company. Seven years later, we’ve shipped nine projects and we provide full-time work for sixteen people making dark, distinctive, untidy games,” Kennedy wrote in afarewell poston the Failbetter blog. We’ve built something that’s changed the world, ever …
Read More »More powerful Xbox One reportedly planned for 2017, including Oculus Rift and 4K support
Multiple sources unearth plans to launch exclusives – including Halo – across Xbox One and PC, with more regular hardware revisions set to shake up five-year console cycle
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