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Curve Digital Entertainment boss Dominic Wheatley says movie licences could be a huge opportunity for smaller publishers. Referencing the absence of a James Bond game to tie in with last year’s Spectre movie, Wheatley says that as companies like EA and Activision focus on their own IP, that leaves an …

Accruement of British chef’s likeness follows massively successful mobile game based on Kim Kardashian

A plotline that sees a lesbian drugged and tricked into falling in love with a man – yes, really – will not be included in the Western version of 3DS RPG Fire Emblem: Fates. In the Japanese release lesbian character Soleil is depicted as being so hopelessly attracted to women …

In this week’s MCV we sit down with Curve’s new CEO, Dominic Wheatley and Chairman Stuart Dinsey to find out about the publisher’s merger with Kuju. Is this merger an act of noble ambition or is it a desperate move in an increasingly challenging indie games market? We also talk …

The new London Games Festival is designed to support everyone in the UK games industry, not just those based in the capital. LGF is taking place between April 1st to April 10th, and is a collaboration between UKIE, Film London and the Mayor of London, the latter of which has …

Online marketplace will allow studios to select fan art for products, splitting profit between artists and IP owners

Institution in Naples, Italy, will offer a specialised curriculum to teachers

Annual GDC survey reveals that number of studios building for PC and mobile has fallen, as PS4 and Xbox One gain popularity

With the release of LEGO Marvel’s Avengers, MCV takes a look at the newest Marvel merchandise on the market LEGO Marvel’s Avengers hits the shelves for all platforms on January 29th, with the difficult task to cover the story of 6 films: The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America, …

Potty-mouthed TV chef Gordon Ramsey is the latest celebrity face to team up with mobile publisher Glu Mobile. VentureBeat reports that a Ramsey themed title is in the works at PlayFirst, a studio that Glu acquired in 2014. Doom designer Tom Hall is also named as a developer. It is …