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Oculus last night named a number of titles that it hopes will win it its first generation of virtual reality gaming fans. Chief among the titles on show was a new VR exclusive from Ratchet & Clank, Sunset Overdrive and Resistance developer Insomniac Games – Edge of Nowhere. Studio boss …

505 Games’ SVP of global brand Tim Woodley, a former marketing boss at Activision and Codemasters, shares his experiences with the rapidly changing landscape for video games promotion It would be a brave person to argue that the rate of change in our industry is pedestrian. What is perhaps often …

German developer aims to diversify portfolio and develop for new platforms

Game’s success provides significant return on €1m development costs

Back in 1995, a handful of gaming giants united to create the global trade show E3. At the heart of its creation was Sega, which had run a number of events in the years prior. So it was very much the end of an era when Sega announced it wouldn’t …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we examinePDP’s new glowing headset for Xbox One and power up our Amiibo with Datel’s latest Action Replay Afterglow Anka Wireless Headset for Xbox One Hot on the heels of its Kral wireless headset for PS4, …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that two of Xbox One’s big exclusives will be saved for Gamescom. Rest assured that titles like Crackdown, Quantum Break and Scalebound will be front and centre at Gamescom along with new game reveals for both Xbox One and Windows 10,” the exec wrote …

FTC investigates cancelled board game but can't force creator to refund backers

The words: ‘E3 just isn’t as relevant as it used to be’ are invariably said by two sets of people. Either those with a vested interest in its decline, or people who are trying to come to terms with the fact that their boss isn’t sending them this year. It’s …

More than 150 million Americans now play video games, according to national trade body the Entertainment Software Association (ESA). The organisation’s latest industry report states that 42 per cent of Americans play games regularly, for at least three hours weekly. A third of players aged 13 and up now game …