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Sony will apparently announce its first set of mobile games before the year is out according to a report. The report from Nikkei reveals that Sony is planning on announcing its first foray into the mobile games market this year, but the games themselves may not hit until March 2018 …
Read More »World of Warcraft game director Tom Chilton steps down, working on “something new” at Blizzard
Lead director Ion Hazzikostas will be taking over his role as game director
Read More »Engine start-up MaxPlay lays off majority of staff, shifts focus to licensing its tech
A deal to secure more funding had fallen through, leading to the collapse of the company
Read More »Interview: When Dragon Quest met Minecraft
The latest Dragon Quest title, Builders, mixes the series’ RPG stylings with the gameplay of a little-known title called Minecraft. MCV speaks to producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto to find out more Tell me about Dragon Quest Builders. It is a sandbox RPG where the world is set in the Dragon Quest …
Read More »Get Polygod free if you unlock certain achievements in The Binding of Isaac
Unlocking one of the hardest set of achievements in The Binding of Isaac will entitle players to a free copy of Polygod. Polygod launched into Steam Early Access this week and is an FPS roguelike, with more than a few similarities to The Binding of Isaac. In order to drum …
Read More »“Millenials” are watching more eSports than Baseball and Hockey
"Millennials" in this case meaning males aged 21-35.
Read More »Virginia TV show or film would make ‘complete sense’, says developer
The co-creator of hit indie game Virginia says he would love to see it become a TV show or film. The story-driven title, by developer Variable State, draws heavy inspiration from 1990s TV programmes such as Twin Peaks and The X-Files. Thus, co-creator Jonathan Burroughs says it makes ‘complete sense’ …
Read More »Read about the Games Media Awards winners in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV has seven pages dedicated to the Games Media Awards, as the UK games press celebrated the sector’s best journalism and personalities earlier this week. We also speak to anti-piracy firm Denuvo about its war against games pirates and to Trion Worlds’ CEO Scott Hartsman about his debut …
Read More »ERA: 77% of UK players prefer boxed games
Digital may be the biggest sector in video games, but research from the Entertainment Retailers Association says that 77.1 per cent of UK consumers prefer their games in boxes. Writing for MCV, ERA boss Kim Bayley explained that British gamers are hugely in favour of physical releases for a variety …
Read More »CCP Games outlaw EVE Online gambling and real money trading sites
Changes to EULA prohibit buying and selling in-game items
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