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UK studio Sumo Digital has been handed the task of developing Deep Silver’s Dead Island 2, MCV can reveal. The horror shooter was first announced at E3 2014 during PlayStation’s press conference, and was being developed by Spec Ops: The Line creators Yager. However, publisher Deep Silver terminated its relationship …

When the Manila Major has been announced, many Dota 2 enthusiasts have been asking about PGL. Why did Valve and the local organizers entrust this company with the task of co-producing the Spring Dota 2 Major? PGL, otherwise known as Professional Gamers’ League”, is an eSports brand registered under the …

Digital games tracker SuperData and physical charts specialists GfK are teaming up to produce a new UK chart. Published every month, the combined chart will count sales of console digital games, ending years of uncertainty around the performance of digital titles versus their physical counterparts. This will roll out across …

Developer Ruffian Games and publisher Paradox Interactive have parted ways, leaving the fate of co-op title Hollowpoint foggy. The Crackdown 2 studio announced its collaboration with the Crusader Kings outlet back in 2014, when Hollowpoint was unveiled at Sony’s 2014 Gamescom conference. The game largely vanished until E3 2015, when …

Heroes of the Dorm, a Heroes of the Storm tournament featuring college teams from across North America, will return to ESPN in 2016, beginning with a Selection Sunday bracket reveal live on ESPNU on March 13 at 8 p.m. ET. Teams of five students will compete in a single-elimination bracket …

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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