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Free consumer show E3 Live came after demands from the games industry. Speaking to MCV, Rich Taylor, SVP of PR and communications for E3 organiser ESA, said that leaders in the market insisted that the show provide an event for consumers. Every year the question of whether we are going …

Specialises in creating short-form content, based on tech used by Rovio and Warner Bros

Exec who worked on titles including Tiger Woods PGA Tour and The Godfather joined Oculus in 2013

The Rock Band 4 gamble has not paid off for Mad Catz. The company suffered a $11.6m loss in the financial year ending March 31st, with operating losses growing up 470 per cent. CEO Karen McGinnis, who was put in place following an exodus of staff from the company, says …

‘We want to make sure players can create characters they can identify with or relate to,’ developer explains

The new CEO of Women in Games has identified development and management as key areas that needs better female representation. As a researcher at Norwich University of the Arts, Marie-Claire Isaaman found out that women in the games industry tend to work in marketing or HR – but not in …

Five PC and mobile titles focused on narrative with budgets of between £2,000 and £20,000 to be supported by Sunless Sea studio

Blizzard’s Overwatch enjoyed an incredible first week. The team shooter has since May 24th welcomed over 7m players, who between them have logged over 119m hours of gameplay time. The total number of players does not necessarily equate to total sales, as households and friends can use multiple accounts on …

MVP Balck, who are generally regarded as the best Heroes of the Storm team in the world, may leave the game at the end of the year. Team coach, Gwang Bok Kim, said in an interview with Korean eSports site DailyEsports that his team are not happy with multiple aspects …

Mojang has confirmed a monumental sales milestone for its smash hit Minecraft. The studio has now sold a total of 106,859,714 copies of the game. Since the start of 2016 it has sold an average of 53,000 copies every day. There have been sales in every country on the planet, …