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Read More »Games education: The good stuff
Lecturer and senior designer Justin Parsler on why teaching is integral to the future of games development
Read More »Valve invites fans to test new hardware prototypes
Consumers asked to fill in survey on playing habits and favoured genres and platforms
Read More »How Square Enix plans to make Hitman: Absolution accessible to all
How do you appeal to a wide audience AND keep your dedicated brand loyalists happy? It’s a tough juggling act, and one that the vocal internet masses would probably argue that Capcom tried and failed to execute with Resident Evil 6. But Square Enix seems to have conjured what appears …
Read More »Glu Mobile ventures into gambling market
US mobile games publisher Glu Mobile has partnered with UK outfit Probability PLC to break into the gambling market. The deal will see Probability developed real-money betting apps featuring Glu branding and IP, with both companies sharing marketing and publishing duties. The first titles will arrive on iOS in early …
Read More »Bridgestone denies Kevin Butler complaints
Kevin Butler did not appear in the Bridgestone Tires ad at the centre of Sony’s new lawsuit, the tire company has claimed. Yesterday MCV reported that Sony is suing both the tire company and ad agency Wildcat Creek – owned by Kevin Butler actor Jerry Lambert – amidst allegations that …
Read More »In Pictures: The JournoDevSwap
Share excitement, adulation, struggle and pain of writing and games development
Read More »Capcom downplays Resident Evil 6 on-disc DLC complaints
Modders have unearthed a host of hidden files on the Resident Evil 6 game disc that demonstrate the presence of future DLC on existing copies of the game. They show that the game will at some point offer a new difficulty mode – No Hope – as well as additional …
Read More »Rayman Legends slips to 2013
The Wii U has lost one of its most promising launch titles. Ubisoft has confirmed that Rayman Legends will now miss its previous November 30th release date and instead arrive in the New Year. Rayman Legends will launch worldwide in the first quarter of 2013,” a Ubisoft spokesperson told MCV. …
Read More »Review Roundup – One day, two great games as XCOM gets big scores
Having recovered from their Dishonored love-in early this morning, critics are currently heaping praise on another of today’s releases – 2K Games’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Firaxis have proved, along with the similarly excellent Civlization Revolution, that games like this can work on consoles as well as PC,” CVG said in …
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