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Crysis developer Crytek has released a free VR demo on Steam that allows players to catch a glimpse of the Jurassic. Back to Dinosaur Island isn’t really a game, but it does offer a great taste of the tech’s potential. It seems to also serve as a taster for the …

Concluding our new series of interviews, a mobile gamer learns more about the development process

Animation specialist to provide middleware for Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy publisher

That’s no moon: that’s one of the biggest brands in entertainment targeting the games market once again. As Battlefront lands at retail, MCV looks at merchandise with the greatest Force The galactic might of Star Wars has returned to the world of games. Star Wars Battlefront is arguably the biggest …

First title, Dungeon Monsters, due for release early next year

GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs takes MCV on a tour of the company’s flagship Westfield Stratford outlet, and reveals the latest innovations taking place in games retail BRINGING TOYS TO LIFE We make three times the margin on accessories in terms of total value than we do on hardware. We spend …

As mobile users become increasingly wary of monetisation initiatives within apps, Google is reportedly modifying its marketplace to warn customers about in-app advertisements. An email found byDroid Lifesuggests that listings on Google Play could introduce a mandatory warning of whether or not downloads feature ads. This is expected to be …

Android apps store will specify whether titles contain advertisements

Ratings body PEGI admits it may need to reevaluate its ratings system when VR arrives next year. The firm says it will take a closer look at how it assesses fear and horror in terms of suitability for young audiences. It follows comments from Sony’s Worldwide Studio boss Shuhei Yoshida, …

Football Manager 2016 shifted 110,000 digital and physical units in its first week on sale in the UK. This means the game could have been No.3 in the Chart-Track All Formats charts had digital sales been included. 82 per cent of the game’s sales were made digitally. Based on just …