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Nintendo’s UK general manager Simon Kemp is leaving the company. Kemp replaced David Yarnton as the UK boss in 2012. He will be temporarily replaced by Stephan Bole, who is senior managing director for European subsidiaries. Nintendo is seeking a permanent replacement for Kemp. Nintendo of Europe told MCV that …
Read More »History Lesson: The story of E3
1995 was an iconic year for video games. It was the year of the first PlayStation, the Sega Saturn… the Virtual Boy. It was also the year of Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi’s Island, Command and Conquer and Worms. And it was the year of the very first Electronics Entertainment Expo. …
Read More »PS4 Neo confirmed, but it won’t be at E3
Sony has admitted that that PlayStation Neo is real, but has also confirmed that there will not be any details announced at E3 next week. It is intended to sit alongside and complement the standard PS4,” Sony Interactive president Andrew House told The Financial Times. We will be selling both …
Read More »Five reasons to work with an established IP
ILogos CEO Elena Lobova discusses the advantages of working on branded titles
Read More »EA donating $1m to five charities, including SpecialEffect
Publishing giant EA is giving away $1m to five different charities, one of which is the UK’s very own SpecialEffect. This donation comes as part of the firm’s Play to Give programme. HeForShe, Code.org, National Center for Women and Information Technology, Code2040 and SpecialEffect will be sharing the $1m figure. …
Read More »Spotify says iOS subscriptions does not address ‘Apple tax’ problem
Apple’s announcement that it is to allow app subscriptions on the iOS App Store is nothing more than a ‘gesture’. The streaming music service remains critical of both the size of the slice Apple claims from App Store payments, and the inflexibility of Apple’s pricing model. "It’s a nice gesture, …
Read More »Doctor Who, Until Dawn, virtual reality: the transformation of Supermassive Games
Back in 2012, Supermassive Games released its ambitious Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock. Working with the BBC, the Guildford-based studio had pitched a multi-part adventure for PlayStation consoles. It was to star Matt Smith in the title role and was being created, lovingly, by real fanatics of the sci-fi TV …
Read More »Opinion: When video games date the movies
Former Sony London Studios VR developer Dave Ranyard discusses how virtual reality could see the worlds of film and video games unite. For years now we have seen games and movies do a merry dance together but never really meet up. Sure there have been games made of movies and …
Read More »Now Ubisoft gets tough with The Division cheaters
There will no longer be any second chances for those deemed to be cheating in The Division, Ubisoft has announced. Cheating has been a source of frustration for our community as some individuals have been gaining an unfair advantage in the game by using third-party software at the expense of …
Read More »The Eve of a new CCP: CEO Hilmar Pétursson on how the studio turned itself around
Three years on from a major shake-up spurred by falling financials, cancelled projects and layoffs, Eve Online developer CCP has posted record profit numbers and is helping to lead the VR revolution. CEO Hilmar Pétursson reveals how the studio reversed its fortunes – and what comes next
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