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Decline beginning for mobile location-based phenomenon

Until the end of August, games clothing brand Insert Coin is running a store dedicated to Pokmon in London. The pop-up shop is located at Old Truman’s Brewery on Brick Lane in Shoreditch. The store opened yesterday, and will be until Tuesday, August 30th This follows Insert Coin signing a …

Helsinki start-up will be developing free-to-play mobile games based on the long-running TV show

A new entry in Bandai Namco’s popular Tales of RPG series was the best-selling game in Japan last week, according to market data from Famitsu. Tales of Berseria sold 160,040 units on PlayStation 4, the highest-performing SKU, with the PS3 edition charting in third place with 74,052 copies sold. In …

New study shows almost 50% of VR devs are creating games for HTC's device

The World eSports Association (WESA) has hired Ken Hershman to be the new executive chairman and commissioner. Hershman has almost 30 years of experience in sports broadcasting, having worked for major US networks such as HBO and Showtime. He is taking over from Pietro Fringuelli, who served as the interim …

Arguably the most successful Dota 2 team over the last 12 months, OG, have parted ways, with just two players staying on the team. After a disappointing 9th-12th place finish at The International 6 Amer "Miracle-" Barqawi, David "MoonMeander" Tan and Andreas "Cr1t-" Franck Nielsen have all left the team, …

30 Under 30 returns in October. Once again, we will be showcasing the 30 most talented individuals under the age of 30 working in the UK games industry. MCV’s 30 Under 30 is open to all involved in the games business – publishers, retailers, media and supporting industries. It will …

Publisher THQ Nordic says its upcoming We Sing title will be a litmus test to see if there is a casual market on console. CEO Lars Wingefors told MCV that if the karaoke title is a hit, the firm could invest in family titles. From what we have seen in …

50 jobs lost as casual games developer's debts reached £2m