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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 …
Read More »Read the jam-packed final MCV of 2015 here
What did UK games retail really think of 2015? Which companies helped them out the most, and what was their game of the year? Find all this out and more in MCV’s Annual Retail Survey in which we spoke to over 130 UK games stores. We also round up the …
Read More »Microsoft crowned best UK publisher by games retail
For the second year running, Xbox has been voted the UK’s best publisher by retailers. In 2014, the firm was voted for by 26 per cent of stores, but this year this grew to 31 per cent of retailers asked. Store managers cited the platform holder’s strong first-party line-up, which …
Read More »EA opens eSports division, headed by Peter Moore
Current EA COO Peter Moore has landed a new role at the publisher, heading up a brand new eSports division. Its official name is the EA Competitive Gaming Division (CGD), and Moore’s new title is Executive Vice President and Chief Competition Officer. His aim is to further the eSports aspirations …
Read More »Why new VC firm Presence Capital is focused on virtual reality start-ups
$10m inaugural funding will be investing in VR and AR projects that could 'transform the world'
Read More »Overwatch post-launch content to be free of charge
Blizzard says that heroes and maps coming to its team shooter Overwatch after the game is out will be entirely free. In a video on the Overwatch YouTube channel (below), game director Jeff Kaplan addressed questions from the title’s community, specifically how the developer would be approaching post-release content. Kaplan …
Read More »Resident Evil 0 HD set for January release date
Capcom has given its upcoming HD remaster of 2003 survival horror title a release date. The publisher announced via its Capcom Unity blog that Resident Evil 0 HD will be hitting shelves on January 22nd in the UK. This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise given that the Resident …
Read More »The Game Awards watched by 2.3m people
Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards drew in a crowd of no less than 2.3 million people. Speaking to Polygon, Keighley said that the success of this year’s show means that the likelihood of them returning next year is high. The 2015 Game Awards brought in 15 per cent more viewers …
Read More »New Isle of Man publisher Gamesco scoops up Hollywood IP
A new UK games publisher has been founded that hopes to take a different approach to developer partnerships. Gamesco, based in the Isle of Man, will specialise in online and massively multiplayer games for PC and consoles. The firm has secured rights to a mix of iconic brands and original …
Read More »$1m Kickstarter Project Phoenix delayed to 2018, no refunds offered
Developer Creative Intelligence Arts has said that its successfully crowdfunded RPG Project Phoenix now won’t arrive until 2018. Furthermore, the studio has said that displeased backers won’t be refunded. Current estimates place dev at about 2.5 years out from completion,” the studio said. This is 2.5 years from the time …
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