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As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the PR Team award… Activision The reveal of Black Ops 3 in April generated over 500 million OTS and was covered by UK’s top tier mainstream outlets, …

An aggrieved developer appears to have deliberately bugged existing and paid for copies of PC title Spintires after a falling out with its co-maker. Troubles at developer Oovee are nothing new, although development of the game has continued on and off. Just last month the game’s Russian creator Pavel Zagrebelnyj …

It’s 1996 again – Pokmon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow took the No.1 spot in Japan last week according to data from Famitsu. The four titles on 3DS sold 69,234 units between them, but didn’t result in a substantial increase in 3DS hardware sales as one might expect. New 3DS …

Just because a game is competitive and popular doesn’t mean that it makes a good esport. Look at massively multiplayer online role-playing games. MMORPGs thrive on multiplayer—it’s right there in the name—and financially, they’re a multibillion-dollar industry. Yet as far as esports are concerned, MMORPGs are little more than a …

Eight UK indies to showcase their games later this month

Rocket League now has a league of its own. Game-streaming sight Twitch and developer Psyonix announced today that the game will have its own championship series, giving the soccer/racer hybrid its own competitive league. Registration opens this month for the three-month season with a total prize pool of $75,000. This …

The OlliOlli studio's Simon Bennett shares the team's journey to cloud-based collaboration

Pavel Zagrebelnyj appears to have embedded crashing time bombs into driving game after falling out with Oovee

Texture streaming middleware powers virtual reality exploration of world’s tallest mountain

When Ispoke to James Firebat” Kostesichlast monthhe was still mulling over offers from new teams after his exit from Team Archon and the accompanying drama. He was also considering whether it might be wiser to go solo and build his profile as a streamer. Today he announced that he’s decided …