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Former Capcom director of production spent four years spearheading Sony’s indie self-publishing campaign
Read More »Sweeney is ‘thrilled’ with PS4 Neo and Xbox Scorpio upgrades
Gamers may remain split on the potential benefits of the dawn of a new console cycle, but Epic co-founder Tim Sweeney is certainly enthusiastic about the prospect. "I’m absolutely thrilled," Sweeney told Eurogamer. "It gives you the best of both worlds, the upgrade cycle of the PC which ensures that …
Read More »SK Gaming and Team X disqualified from ELEAGUE
Both SK Gaming (formerly Luminosity) and Team X (formerly SK Gaming) have been disqualified from ELEAGUE. As the news was announced via a tweet from league commissioner Min-Sik Ko, which can be seen below, there hasn’t been an official reason given for the disqualification, but it seems to relate to …
Read More »EA launches NBA Live for iOS and Android
Publishing giant EA has released a new entry in its NBA Live series for mobile devices. Imaginatively named NBA Live Mobile, the free-to-play title is available to download now on both iOS and Android. According to the publisher itself, this game features Live Event drills and game scenarios, head-to-head matchups …
Read More »Develop Awards 2016 Partner Spotlight: Testronic
COO of the localisation specialist, Keith Ramsdale, reflects on the impact VR, AR, eSports and the rise of freemium have had on the development sector
Read More »Titan Souls and Frozen Synapse creators among second wave of UK Games Fund recipients
UK government will provide creators with grants of up to £50,000 to support the development of projects and growth of studios
Read More »UK indie VooFoo announces move into self-publishing
Studio recently appointed ex-Disney and Bandai Namco staffer Sean Walsh as marketing and PR manager
Read More »OlliOlli studio Roll7 signs with 505 Games for new ‘much bigger’ project
The next title from OlliOlli and Not a Hero developer Roll7 will be launching with the help of 505 Games, MCV can reveal. Details are scarce about this upcoming project save that it is an online multiplayer experience. The indie studio says that this new game is a departure from …
Read More »There are some £145 Destiny figures on the way
Toys designer 3A is bringing new Destiny figures to fans. After releasing a Titan figure last year, the company is launching figurines based on the Hunter and Warlock classes. These will come in three different versions: a standard retail edition, a Bambaland one and a Bungie Store exclusive. You can …
Read More »Deep Silver to publish Atlus and Sega games including Persona 5 in Europe
German games firm Deep Silver will be releasing Atlus and Sega games including Persona 5 in Europe. The Dead Island firm announced today that it had entered in to a publishing agreement to launch some forthcoming Atlus games, such as Persona 5 (pictured) and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, as …
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