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The head of music at UK developer Rare has suggested that the studio will unveil at least one new title in 2015. This is a HUGE year for Rare,” Robin Beanland, alongside a picture of musical notes – which may perhaps link to a Banjo Kazooie title, owing to the …
Read More »Japanese console game market at lowest point in 24 years
PS4 outsells Wii U as Xbox One fails to reach 50k units sold
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to get a role in PR
Tracey McGarrigan, head of PR and communications at Green Man Gaming, Playfire and Green Man Loaded, offers her tips for landing a job in PR. What exactly does your role entail? I oversee our global industry/trade, corporate/financial, and publisher PR activity. My role involves sharing great stories about what we …
Read More »Adapt’s £1m eco friendly fund
Develop finds out more about a new funding scheme for low-carbon businesses
Read More »New Year, New Job: How to get a role in video journalism
Gav Murphy has held video production roles at the likes of Future, Gamer Network and, now, IGN. Here – as part of MCV’s New Year, New Job month – he shares his insight into how to land a job as a video journalist How would you summarise your role? I …
Read More »Intel pledges $300m to improve diversity in tech and games
Tech firm partnering with IGDA and Feminist Frequency for new initiative
Read More »Nyko PS4 expansion allows for the use of larger 3.5-inch hard drives
A new hardware add-on for PS4 allows users to install high-capacity larger 3.5-inch hard drives into their consoles. The Nyko Data Bank plugs into the left hand side of the console and, for the price of some aesthetically bulkier but still stylistically consistent heft, lets owners insert a hard drive …
Read More »Hirai uses CES to criticise Sony Pictures hackers
The boss of PlayStation owner Sony has used the CES 2015 press to slam the hackers who attacked Sony Pictures last year. "Both Sony, former employees and current employees were the victim of one of the most vicious and malicious cyber attacks in recent history," the former PlayStation boss told …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed Unity DLC Dead Kings launches next week
Upcoming Assassin’s Creed Unity DLC Dead Kings will launch next Tuesday, Ubisoft has revealed. The publisher announced back in November that Dead Kings would be offered for free to owners of the game, due to its well documented launch woes. The premium content was originally set to be packaged in …
Read More »Mobile game usage growth slowed in 2014 – report
Time spent gaming on smartphones and tablets continued its upward trend last year, but at a significantly slower rate compared to 2013. Research from mobile analytics firm Flurry claims 2014 mobile game usage grew 30 per cent from 2013’s total. Not bad in a vacuum, but relatively weak when stacked …
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