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The Oculus Rift is too expensive and lacking in must-have games, UK stores have warned. But VR is an exciting new area for the global games market and, in time, Oculus Rift could still emerge as the market leader. MCV contacted leading games stores following the news that the first …

Audio specialists, designers, artists and animators among vacancies listed

As we start 2016, MCV looks back at the last twelve months to see just how the UK games market performed. In our first issue of the year, with the help of GfK Entertainment figures, we round up how much money the sector generated across hardware, software and accessories. We …

PS4 and Xbox One UK game sales shot up by over 50 per cent in 2015. GfK’s latest stats reveal significant growth for the new consoles. However, the overall UK physical games market is down by eight per cent, dropping from 2.294bn in 2014 to 2.1bn last year. That number …

PS4 owners who had pre-ordered the digital version of Square Enix’s Hitman have had their orders cancelled. Videogamer reports that Sony has told those affected that the publisher has notified us that the configuration of the product… has changed significantly”, that it is cancelling all pre-orders and that a revised …

Clay Bavor previously led apps division and Google Cardboard

BBC funnyman Miles Jupp will host the upcoming MCV Awards. The host of the hugely popular Radio 4 show The News Quiz, plus regular panelist on Have I Got News For You, Just A Minute and 8 Out of Ten Acts, Jupp is also an actor, script writer and author. …

Crystal Dynamics’ title joined by The Witcher, Bloodborne, Fallout and Ori and the Blind Forest in Game of the Year category

Studio head Dan Gray reveals plans to expand team, as lead designer Ken Wong prepares to exit company

A proposal to make a HoloLens application that allows its wearer to observe League of Legends matches won’t be commissioned by Microsoft. The idea was pitched as part of the ‘Share Your Idea’ HoloLens initiative in which the community is encouraged to share thoughts and ideas about possible applications for …