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A number of staff at Crytek UK have not been paid their full salary since April 21st, a source connected to the matter has told MCV’s sister siteDevelop. The source, who has ties with the studio, said since April employees had received small payments of around 700 last month. At …

Ubisoft’s Just Dance IP is now an official Electronic Sports World Cup discipline. The publisher says it’s the first casual video games to enter ESWC’s line up, with qualifiers having begun earlier this week and running until September 21st. Gamers can take part either via the World Dance Floor game …

40 employees have left and studio can't bring in replacements quick enough, source claims

Publisher Square Enix is moving its European HQ. The firm is leaving its long-term home in Wimbledon and moving to a Central London location, specifically: 240 Blackfriars (SE1). It will take over two floors at the new offices and is designed to create a ‘dynamic and vibrant space for the …

Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus have a new virtual reality playmate – Google Cardboard. And this newcomer has a very distinct selling point. That being, you can use it today, providing you have a smartphone and access to some cardboard (and a few other bits). It was created as part …

The Mario Kart 8 effect on Wii U sales appears to be over in Japan. Famitsu sales data for the week ending June 22nd shows that Wii U sold 8,373 machines throughout the week. That’s slightly less than the 8,858 sold in the week before Mario Kart 8 was released, …

EA has admitted that it made mistakes with its free-to-play Dungeon Keeper remake for smartphones. The game was roundly criticised earlier this year for its use of microtransactions, with Peter Molyneux – designer of 1997’s original Dungeon Keeper – describing it as ridiculous”. The game also employed some questionable ratings …

Bayonetta 2 developer Platinum Games has once again waxed lyrical about its partnership with Nintendo and said that it would love to extend it. "Should the opportunity arise I’d definitely like to keep nurturing this franchise," Bayonetta 2 director Yusuke Hashimoto told CVG. And regarding possible future partnerships with Nintendo, …

Android microconsoles have been such a runaway success that you can see why so many companies are keen to enter the fray. Oh wait… OK, so machines such as Amazon Fire TV, Ouya, Mad Catz’s Mojo, GameStick and Nvidia Shield haven’t exactly set the world alight, but faith clearly remains …