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Vanguard to expand development beyond games into 'entertainment experiences'

A small rural simulator born out of frustration with the Harvest Moon series is one of the biggest PC hits this year. Less than two weeks after its release it was reported that Stardew Valley was nearing half a million copies sold. Now Polygon has had it confirmed from publisher …

Mike Stubbs replaces Chris Higgins as editor of eSports Pro, AlexVerrey launches Big Boy PR and ERA appoints anew director of marketing and communications. New editor for eSports Pro Mike Stubbs has joined MCV as editor of eSports Pro. He joins from God is a Geek, where he started as …

Recent $450,000 investment from Empire State Development sees advocate for experimental games move beyond graduate-only applications

Developer Naughty Dog says it became emotional as it put the finishing touches to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End. The major PS4 sequel, which is due on May 10th, will be the studio’s final ever Uncharted game. Lead designer Ricky Cambier tells MCV that the studio feels this is the …

This week, we ask leading publishers in the indie sector if it’s too late to start charging more for indie games. Uncharted 4 lead designer Ricky Cambier also discusses the end of the franchise and QA and localisation firms talk about virtual reality. We also catch up with Bandai Namco’s …

It may have received a critical mauling, but Atari says it’s not about to give up on its new Rollercoaster Tycoon game. The CEO of Atari says Rollercoaster Tycoon World is already looking and playing better than it was a week ago, and that there are 55 full-time staff working …

Racing firm Codemasters has made its first operational profit in five years and predicts ‘double digit’ growth going forwards. The news follows the publisher’s acquisition of the Evolution team, the creators of games such as DriveClub and Motorstorm. Speaking to MCV, Codemasters CEO Frank Sagnier said that the firm had …

Total funding for German studio’s Das Tal now at €180,000

Lone dev Eric Barone’s Harvest Moon-a-like is the second-biggest paid Steam release of 2016, according to SteamSpy