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Online music school ThinkSpace Education and University of Chichester partner to offer MAs in Composing for Video Games and Sound Design for Video Games, plus MFA in Game Music and Audio, from this September
Read More »It’s all over for Project Spark
Microsoft and Team Dakota have announced that Project Spark will be shut down later this year. The creative title is now longer available to download for either Xbox or PC. Online services for existing owners will be shut down in August, after which time user created content will no longer …
Read More »Uncharted 4 beats Doom to No.1, is the series’ most successful launch
The final entry in Sony’s Uncharted franchise A Thief’s End has shot to the top spot in the UK charts, beating Week One sales records for the franchise. Uncharted 4 beat launch week sales of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception by 66 per cent. Meanwhile, the new entry in Bethesda’s Doom …
Read More »World eSports Association announced, aims to professionalise eSports
The World eSports Association has finally been announced after multiple leaks throughout the week. Billed as open and inclusive organisation, the main aim of the group is to further professionalise the eSports world. They will do this by introducing elements of player representation, standardized regulations, and revenue sharing for teams. …
Read More »Disney Infinity 4.0 would have offered $45 12-inch figures
Inside sources at Disney have expressed dismay at the cancellation of the Disney Infinity series. Kotaku reports that assorted plans were in the pipeline for the next game in the series, chief of which was a new range of 12-inch figures retailing at $45 a pop. These would have included …
Read More »Twitch and FACEIT bring ECS CS:GO league finals to Wembley Arena
FACEIT and Twitch have today announced that the LAN finals for the ECS CS:GO league will be held at Wembley Arena on June 25th and 26th. The top eight teams from the league stage of the competition will head to Wembley Arena to battle it out across the two day …
Read More »There’s a new Xbox One Kinect game on the way
Xbox One owners who still enjoy the use of Kinect will soon have a new game with which to flex their device. Virtual Air Guitar Company, which previously made Kung-Fu High Impact for Xbox 360, has announced Kung-Fu for Kinect, which will be released next month. The title encourages daily …
Read More »Star Trek Online sets coordinates for next-gen
Star Trek Online is boldly going where no other Roddenberry-influenced MMO has gone before – PS4 and Xbox One. Having spent six years seeking out new life and new civilisations on PC, the now free-to-play title is going to try its luck on next-gen hardware. It brings with it some …
Read More »What did we learn at Interface 2016?
Following MCV and Develop’s third Interface event, we round up the biggest learnings from our schedule of speakers and panels. 1. ‘A great Kickstarter is 50 per cent having a great idea and50 per cent being able to convince people you can finish it’ This year’s Interface kicked off with …
Read More »Overwatch beta sees 9.7m players
A record-breaking number of gamers played the beta for Blizzard’s upcoming release Overwatch. Over9.7m consumers tried the team shooter, making it Blizzard’s biggest ever beta. Not only that – 4.9bn minutes of gameplay (more than 81m hours) were played. Comparing this to the performance of other betas – over nine …
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