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The PS4 will get 3D Blu-ray support next week, Sony has announced. As part of its first major update since April, the service will means users can watch 3D movies via the system, just like they can on PS3. Xbox One is also getting 3D Blu-ray support in August’s update. …

Around 10,000 DK2s expected to be sent out this month

Data collected by research firm Kantar Worldpanel provided to MCV shows how UK consumers enjoyed various forms of entertainment – in terms of units – in the 12-week period ending May 11th 2014. Physical books still command the largest market share, with a huge 25.7 per cent of UK residents …

Tim Hunter, director of learning and events at BAFTA, details why the Academy is backing Brains Eden

The Respawn game developer conference has announced the lineup for its second installment. The two-day event, which will run from August 12th to 13th at DOCK.ONE in Cologne, will include presentations, workshops and discussions, with a particular focus given to the impact of the indie gaming culture on the general …

Develop speaks to seasoned developers on why they are embracing automatic creation

Develop grills respected figures from the global games industry

Total funding reaches $6m

The Uncharted movie will be in cinemas in time for E3 in 2016, Sony has said. The theatrical movie based on the hit Sony/Naughty Dog series does not have a leading man yet, but is set to arrive on June 10th 2016. It fills the spot previously held for The …

EA’s iconic games studio is taking a number of big gambles. It has opened a new LA studio, given Battlefield to another developer, it’s trying to re-launch its cult Mirror’s Edge franchise and then build the greatest Star Wars game of all time. MCV finds out more from DICE general …