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In the last few years, VR has gone from a one horse race to having a number of different players. For a long time, Oculus alone was the VR scene. Then last year, PlayStation revealed its Morpheus headset. And the likes of Samsung and Razer have headsets, too. Then earlier …

DeNA primarily helping with 'service' side of apps, Miyamoto still focused on Wii U titles

Over 550 games industry influencers will attend the April 16th MCV Awards, with a number of leading firms in the room. Taking place on the night of April 16th at the London Lancaster Hotel, the MCV Awards recognise key achievements across sales and marketing, games publishing, distribution, and retail. Industry …

Valerie Massey to act as link between players and dev team

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has said that he’s never dismissed smartphone gaming as a genre. Instead, he says his previous scepticism was merely meant to reflect his uncertainty about how Nintendo might adapt its software to the smartphone model – a problem he thinks he’s cracked with the new partnership …

Deleted tweets liken staff cuts to "a slaughter"

Tech firm HTC is planning a world tour to let consumers try its new VR headset, Vive. HTC, who has teamed up with Valve on the project, plans to visit locations in the USA, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. According to HTC’s connected products global marketing boss Jeff Gattis, …

The Valve boss on the importance of freedom for developers

Independent game publisher Curve Digital has revealed its new game bundling service: The Indie Mixtape. The scheme is specifically for up-and-coming indie developers, instead of more established names. Curve aims to have the first collection out in early April. It will be priced at 6.99 and sold globally over Steam. …

One-day conference takes place Thursday, March 26th in London