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Sony has suggested that some surprises lay in wait for those attending August’s Gamescom 2013. It was revealed at E3 earlier this month that Sony has 30 games in development for PS4, 20 of which are due for release within the console’s first year. 12 of these are new IPs. …
Read More »Develop Awards 2013 – Have you booked your place?
Move quickly to guarantee your seat at this year's must-attend ceremony
Read More »The Last of Us gets its second UK No.1
Sony’s PS3 exclusive The Last of Us has claimed its second successive UK No.1 in the UKIE Gfk ChartTrack All Formats Top 40. Sales fell 48 per cent compared to its debut week. There was a similar dip for Nintendo’s Animal Crossing (down 55 per cent) although its retains the …
Read More »Destiny gets "biggest ever new IP investment" from Activision
Bungie’s promising Destiny has been given some heavyweight financial backing from publisher Activision. In fact, Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg reckons his company’s investment may be the largest ever in new video games IP. It’s a sizeable investment – probably one of the biggest investments in a new IP that’s …
Read More »Miyamoto on ‘the damsel in distress’
Changing demographics are pushing the industry to new gender roles, says industry icon
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: 22Cans hires Ubi dev, top vacancies
InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, a former Ubisoft level director joins Molyneux’s studio and we look at the best positions available. Ubisoft’s Stowe joins 22 CansJamie Stowe has joined UK firm 22Cans as technical designer. Stowe had previously worked at Ubisoft Singapore as …
Read More »Sony promises PS3 firmware 4.45 fix next week
A fix for the broken PS3 firmware released a few days ago will be released next week. A Sony spokesperson has told VideoGamer that it has "identified the issue". A further firmware release is now scheduled for Thursday June 27th. Sony also claims that the problems, which reportedly left some …
Read More »Square Enix announces studio shake-up
Square Enix has enacted a major restructuring of its studio leadership teams in Europe and North America. As part of a company-wide reshuffle, Darrell Gallagher has taken on the role of head of studios at the publisher. Previously studio head at Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics, Gallagher will be now …
Read More »Elan Lee joins Xbox Entertainment Studios
Microsoft brings on board former lead game designer to aid TV push
Read More »Swedish mag explains Ellie removal from Last of Us cover
Naughty Dog has called out a Swedish games mag for its presentation of The Last of Us on its cover. A recent edition of GameReactor contained an image of co-protagonist Joel standing over a felled enemy. However, as pointed out Naughty Dog game’s creative director Neil Druckman on Twitter the …
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