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The Secret World developer Funcom has posted financial results for its most recent completed quarter, reporting a major dip in revenue compared to the same period in the year prior. During its Q4 – a three-month period ending on December 31st, 2013 – the MMO studio earned $4.3m in revenue, …

Revamped game streaming platform lets developers make their digital games accessible on multiple platforms

General manager Bruce Grove explains why the revamped game streaming service will help developers reach new audiences

OnLive re-launched itself today, but what does the new service really mean? MCV explains all Didn’t OnLive go bust? Yes, in 2012 the old OnLive collapsed. But it was rescued and has continued to work in the background. The OnLive network has never gone offline, although has not courted much …

Cloud gaming specialist OnLive has relaunched itself with two major new business models that it believes will finally win over gamers. The firm’s new management team have added two new services, the first of which is called CloudLift. The concept is that gamers – for 9.99 a month – can …

OnLive has revealed its new-look management team ahead of the service’s re-launch today. Mark Jung leads the hires as executive chairman. Jung is the former co-founder and CEO of IGN and was also CEO of VUDU. He also led the sale of IGN to NewsCorp. Elsewhere, Carrie Holder joins as …

Continuing our series of round-ups for Game Connection’s Selected Projects finalists, we look at the tablet and handheld games

UK games stores should push digital games as much as physical ones, says Sony. The platform holder has been active in supporting digital games on the High Street with various point card solutions for specialists and indie retailers. We are looking for retailers to support each piece of content as …

Licensing firms have already rushed to back Watch Dogs – even before the game has launched. Gamers can already order Watch Dogs books, t-shirts, scarves, caps and hoodies. It’s great to have a game as highly anticipated as Watch Dogs out this year and observe the number of licensed deals …

Electronic giant Dixons hopes to become a major player in smartphones via a proposed merger with Carphone Warehouse. The firm is already a major player in other electrical goods and one insider told MCV that should the deal go through, Dixons would consider turning its guns on gaming. Dixons is …