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PS4 launched in Japan, but just how big was it? Marketing and consulting chief Ricky Tanimoto of video game giant Famitsu and Enterbrain explains all to MCV. PS4 has enjoyed a good start in Japan. Previous PlayStation consoles usually launch earlier in the Japanese market compared with other countries. But …

Studio brings in large number of new employees to work on hit zombie title

Dedicated video games hardware will remain Nintendo’s core focus, the company has pledged. We believe that we can capitalize the most on our strengths through a hardware-software integrated platform business, and therefore this type of dedicated video game platforms will remain our core focus,” president Satoru Iwata said in a …

Cloud gaming specialist OnLive is the latest firm to pledge their support to this year’s MCV Awards. The firm is sponsoring the award for Best Games Studio. Those in the running for the award include Chucklefish, Creative Assembly, Jagex, Media Molecule, Mind Candy, Rockstar North, Sports Interactive and TT Games. …

Foundation offering $10,000 to the first person who can demonstrate Quake III running successfully on computer using source release of VideoCore IV graphics core

Square Enix has claimed its second UK No.1 of 2014 with Thief getting off to a chart-topping debut. The games dominates this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 and in the words of UKIE smashes” the week one numbers enjoyed by its predecessor Thief: Deadly Shadows in 2004. …

Pyrodactyl has released a new tease trailer for its crowd-funded adventure role-playing game, Unrest. Unrest is based in and around the fictional city of Bhimra, which finds itself in turmoil amid a leadership change after the assassination of the ruling royal family. The game focuses heavily on narrative and conversation, …

Ironcode Gaming is set to launch Pahelika: Secret Legends HD on iOS on 6th March. Secret Legends is a narrative-driven adventure puzzle game, which was first released on PC in 2011. The Noida-based studio also released the follow-up to Secret Legends – Pahelika: Revelations – on PC in 2011, with …

Mumbai-based game developer Gamiana has announced the launch of three trivia games based on cricket, football, and Bollywood respectively. Guess The Cricket Star, Guess The Football Star, and Guess The Bollywood Flick all task the player with identifying sportspersons/films based on incomplete images and spelling the name using alphabets provided. …

PopCap is working on a new game for consoles, according to the company’s franchise marketing manager Gary Clay. In an interview with Digital Spy, Clay confirmed the studio is working on a new title for consoles – adding that the game in question isn’t necessarily” a new IP. VG247 keenly …