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Anyone present for the current Luminositysquad’sdebut at DreamHack Winter last year will not have been surprised to see them in the grand final at IEM Katowice over the weekend. After some consternation from fans over dropping their long-time team-mates boltz and steel just before DreamHack began, the Brazilian side showed …

Australian retailer Target has said that it has not begun packaging R18+ rating games in plain boxes in its stores. A report earlier this week suggested that was the case after a range of titles were seen on display in plain cases at the chain’s Edwardstown outlet. However, MCV’s sister …

Improved LEP clarity, measures to promote UK industry as global games force and apprenticeship levy flexibility also among proposals

A website that hosts game clips uploaded by Mario Kart 8 players is being shut down by Nintendo next month. The decision won’t affect content uploaded to YouTube, and in-game sharing will continue to be possible. The Mario Kart TV website, which lets you watch highlight videos posted from Mario …

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Curve Digital is on the hunt for the next big indie hit. The firm, fresh from its acquisition by The CatalisGroup, now has the financial backing to sign larger projects. And is heading to events like GDC in an effort to find them. We’re a small publisher that has a …

Engine adds ability for devs to build for Apple TV, as well as hardware-specific features such as Game Centre integration and IAPs

Graphics specialist Nvidia has been forced to pull its most recent GPU drivers after widespread reports of serious issues with users’ machines. The problems with 364.47, which was released to coincide with The Division, were pretty serious, with some users caught in a blue screen loop that prevented them from …

Crackdown 2 studio’s next game was originally revealed as part of Sony’s 2014 Gamescom lineup

SuperData now reckons the new virtual reality sector will make nearly a third less money this year than it had originally forecast. VentureBeat reports that while its previous prediction pegged 2016 VR sales at $5.1bn, it now believes $3.6bn is more realistic. It says the change is due to an …