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E3 is now under three weeks away, and MCV is gearing up with programme of content that runs before, during and after the show. In the run up to the Los Angeles games show we’ll be publishing our series of Must See emails. Just like the guides and alerts we …

Norway may have a limited local games market, but investment in the industry is paving the way for growth. While Norway has one of the highest GDPs in the world at $80,749 per capita (almost double the UK’s $45,653), its game market is limited by its relatively small size; with …

If 2014 was the year of streaming, it was also the year of Twitch. Now synonymous with the online video service it brought to the fore of the games industry, Twitch’s third year in business marked a record-breaking 12 months for the company; it surpassed 100 million monthly viewers, toted …

Team wants to crowdfund $150,000 to develop narrative-driven horror game

It seems that the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 SKUs of Mortal Kombat X will not be out on their intended June 6th release date. A number of retailers have changed the game’s listing from the above date to TBC, or simply removed the date altogether. Kotaku is also reporting …

Team working on tech to generate realistic worlds in the virtual space

Capcom is anticipating that it will make most of its unit sales on digital products in the coming year. For the fiscal year ending March 2016, the Japanese platform holder expects the majority of its games will be sold digitally. In a financial presentation released by Capcom’s president and COO …

The Halo 3 spin-off ODST will be released on Xbox One on May 29th. The game will join the Master Chief Collection, which also includes Halo 1, 2, 3 and 4. ODST was announced late last year as compensation for gamers that suffered from the Master Chief Collection’s troubled launch …

Develop asks why this new update is such a big deal for artists and just what new features it houses

Microsoft has confirmed reports that its Cortana voice application will release for iOS and Android platforms. In a post on the Windows Blog, Microsoft vice president Joe Belfiore revealed the app will act as a companion to Cortana on Windows 10. "Today, we’re announcing a Cortana application for Android phones …