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Back in May last year, MCV ran a story that announced Future was planning to close Computerandvideogames.com. It came as a shock. CVG was not only very good, it was also still hugely popular. What’s more, Future had only just invested in a new CVG website. There was a backlash …

Uk developer UsTwo has revealed that revenues generated by Monument Valley have hit $5.8m. That’s four times more than the $1.4m it cost to develop both the original game and its Forgotten Shores expansion which, incidentally, racked up 575,608 sales, accounting for 1 in 5 Monument Valley players. Total sales …

A teenager from Merseyside has been arrested in connection to DDoS attacks on PSN and Xbox Live. Sky News reports that a joint operation between the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit (SEROCU)and the FBI led to the arrest on suspicion of unauthorised access to computer material and making threats …

Bandai Namco has recruited CVG editor Andy Robinson as its new PR executive. Robinson was part of the CVG team for nine years. He was the site’s editor when Future announced its plans to close the publication. Robinson joins alongside Colm Bannon, who is Bandai Namco’s customer services and community …

HMV has launched digital Xbox and PlayStation titles in all of its stores, the retailer has told MCV. The business started selling single SKU ESD products in its outlets in early December, and says stocking individual digital titles is ‘far easier for consumers to understand what they’re getting’ as opposed …

The creative director of Watch Dogs has said the second game in the series will try and appeal to fans in a new way. When you start a new project [and new IP], it’s a blank page and everything you do is what you want to do,” Jonathan Morin told …

You might know him as a senior PR manager for publisher Ubisoft, but StefanoPetrullo led a long career before this, starting off as a journalist in Italy. Here he tells MCV about his career, and his move from the games media into PR. Asking someone what a job in PR …

Ana Ribeiro gave up everything to move to the UK and start a new life developing for the Oculus Rift. MCV discovers her fascinating journey Asuccessful business and steady wage would leave many satisfied, but Ana Ribeiro’s passion led her to give it all up and travel almost 9,000km in …

Worldwide sales numbers for Amiibo remain unknown, but in the US at least the figures have sold in the millions. Polygon reports that it has sold nearly twice” as many $12.99 Amiibo figures in the US as it has copies of Super Smash Bros for Wii U in the country. …

Co-founder David Gardner wants not-for-profit venture to act as hub for start-ups and London game community