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With just one week left until the unveiling of the UK Christmas No.1, Call of Duty: Black Ops II is looking like the firm favourite. Activision’s shooter claims its fifth successive Gfk Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 No.1 this week, and actually manages to grow sales 14 per cent week-on-week. …
Read More »THQ mulls ‘costs and benefits’ of Linux for future titles
Following the results of the Humble THQ Bundle, president Jason Rubin has revealed his company is considering Linux for its upcoming releases. Got the Linux message load [sic] and clear via HumbleBundle feedback. Evaluating cost/benefit as we speak,” Rubin said in response to a request on Twitter over the weekend. …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: New Namco PR boss, top vacancies
In MCV’s weeklyrundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Namco expands its UK PR team and we look at the hottest job opportunities. Namco Bandai hires new PR bossThe publisher has hired Jonathon Lopera as UK PR manager. With previous experience in both marketing communication roles, Lopera joins …
Read More »Unreal Engine paving the way for indies
Epic's Mike Gamble on democratising UE3 and UE4
Read More »Dizzy will not return – Oliver twins concede Kickstarter defeat
The Oliver Twins have admitted defeat in their Dizzy Returns Kickstarter campaign, which is currently short of its target by 325,000. The project hasonly managed to garner 24,635from 776 backers with seven days left till the crowdfunding deadline expires -attracting a fair dose of negativity on the way. Speaking to …
Read More »The 7 Games That Shaped 2012
End of year lists are ten a penny. Top 20 this. Best 5 that. This is the only list you need. With 2012 such a transformative year for games Michael French, Chris Dring, Ben Parfitt and James Batchelor pick the seven games that exemplify the biggest changes in the market… …
Read More »VR market ‘more tolerant’ than 3D sector
Gamers willing to wear 'funky' gadgets more than the average consumer, says Oculus inventor
Read More »Hawken dev wants to be vanguard of core F2P gaming
'We will never exploit our players', says Meteor CEO Mark Long
Read More »Oculus Rift wouldn’t get through new Kickstarter rules
Creator of virtual reality headset unlikely to use crowdfunding site again
Read More »Windows 8 store lifts ban on 18-rated games
Microsoft hoping to reinforce developer and consumer confidence in digital marketplace
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