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Revenue generating in-game item stores open up to non-Valve games

Team 17’s indie prison title The Escapists is going to be available as a boxed product for both PC and Xbox One. The two SKUs will be released on February 13th, the same day as the game launches digitally on Xbox Live. The physical release is being handled by Sold …

Training tax relief, Prototype Fund and regional game development incubators on the agenda for trade body

Japanese publisher and developer Idea Factory has set up shop in Europe. The firm has opened an office in Croydon, and will be handling the marketing and PR of its games at European retail, including the UK. Prior to this, Idea Factory’s games were published in Europe by companies such …

Many virtual properties have found themselves transformed into real-world board and card game adaptations. MCV takes a look at six of the best BioShock Infinite:The Siege of Columbia This board game adaptation of the hit shooter features iconic elements such as the Skyline and Songbird. (Pictured right) SRP: 69.99 Manufacturer: …

Voluntary retirement offered to staff in affected areas

This week, MCV looks at the careers of the Top 100 Women working in the British games industry. We’ve dedicated 15 pages to profiling the entrants of MCV’s Top 100 Women in Games list, featuring women from all fields including PR, marketing, journalism, development and publishing. As of Monday we …

The sale of games consoles is to be rolled out across the whole of China, it is claimed. Bloomberg reports that the trial period of selling console’s in the Shanghai free trade zone has been deemed a success, and local governments have now been instructed to draft rules to facilitate …

Around 300 staff are to be offered early retirement following plans to completely restructure Sega’s business. Local organisations managing packaged game software in Western markets will be streamlined”, the company has said, with its San Francisco already confirmed for closure. Sega intends to alter operations to focus on mobile and …

Bossa Studios has revealed plans to bring its Steam Early Access title I Am Bread to iOS. Bossa announced the news in a new video – stating that the team expects the mobile edition to launch later this year, but adding that finishing the title’s currently available Steam Early Access …