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It’s that time of the year again when MCV – and our competitors – start talking about who will be the Christmas No.1. Every 12 months we try, and fail, to get people to care. Sure, seeing the bookies make ridiculous odds on which game will make the top spot …
Read More »Magic Leap surpasses $1bn in total funding – report
Magic Leap has raised over $800m in its latest funding round. Forbes reports the augmented reality start-up raised $827m in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total investment to more than $1.4bn. The report cities filings obtained via a private market data tracker. The news has yet to be confirmed …
Read More »Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 is not being released for last-gen consoles in UK
Activision has no plans to release the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 in the UK. Speaking to Eurogamer, the publisher revealed that the delayed last-gen edition will not launch in this region, a least for the time being. This follows the revelation that …
Read More »Fable Legends delayed until 2016
Lionhead has officially announced that the beta for its upcoming free-to-play RPG Fable Legends is being pushed back until next year. In a post on the game’s official website, the studio said that this push back is to ensure a higher quality for the title. The beta was initially set …
Read More »MCV launching eSports Pro Awards next year
Brand new event from Develop's sister publication will recognise the burgeoning UK eSports market, launches September next year
Read More »Towerfall Ascension comes to Vita this week
TowerFall Ascension will arrive on PS Vita later this week, developer Matt Thorson has announced. A post on the PlayStation blogreveals both the base game and its Dark World Expansion will hit Sony’s handheld this Tuesday, November 15th. The Vita edition features an ad-hoc wireless co-op option to play against …
Read More »Peter Moore heads up EA’s new eSports division
Industry veteran becomes EVP and Chief Competition Officer for the 'Competitive Gaming Division'
Read More »Xbox One Wireless Adapter no longer limited to Windows 10
Consumers can now use their Xbox One gamepad with their Windows 7 and 8.1. Previously the Xbox Wireless Adapter – which connects an Xbox One controller to a PC – was to be limited to Windows 10. This announcement comes via Xbox’s Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson), who revealed on …
Read More »New patent hints at Nintendo NX controller design
Platform holder designs gamepad device with full LCD or OLED display
Read More »Spencer "fully expects" another Xbox after the Xbox One
Cloud computing, streaming, smartphones – there are all sorts of tools one could use to form an argument that this generation of consoles will be the last. Indeed, folk have been saying this since before the release of PS4 and Xbox One. Yet this generation is tracking well ahead of …
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