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European publisher's mobile business marks 31 percent growth

Last week, MCV founder Stuart Dinsey said goodbye to the company he’d headed for more than 15 years. While our UK colleagues farewelled Stu, we asked those in the local industry who knew Stu to also pass on their farewells. Here’s what they said. Annabel Wallace Brand Manager,All Interactive Entertainment …

Sega has revealed its latest six-month earnings report, showing a profit for the period thanks to the performance of Total War: Rome II. GameSpot reports the publisher outlined a profit of roughly $11.24m during the six-month period ending September 30th for its consumer sector, which includes all games business. Sega’s …

Valve has revealed the prototype design of its upcoming Steam Machine hardware. In an article by the Seattle Timesshowing off images of the official prototype, Valve designer Greg Coomer reiterated the company’s intent to take over the living room with its new hardware—adding that the PC space’s transition to the …

Fairfax to plough $250m in company as part of wider $1bn investment plan

Nintendo’s $99 Wii Mini console will launch at US retail later this month. Nintendo Life reports the console’s budget version will land in mid-November,” packing a red WiiMote/Nunchuck combo and a copy of Mario Kart Wii. Unlike the original Wii, the Mini doesn’t include online functionality. It made its debut …

[This feature was published in the October 2013 edition of Develop magazine, which is available through your browser and on iPad.] IncrediBuild aims to provide a paradigm shift in code build acceleration. With its custom distributed computing and process virtualisation technology, the software transforms any network of PCs and servers …

A total of 19 games will be available on day one for PS4 when it’s released in the UK on November 29th. The list includes seven first party Sony titles and 12 from third parties, two of which are indie games. The headliners? Killzone: Shadow Fall, Call of Duty: Ghosts, …

Video broadcasting platform Twitch has struck a new partnership with Mojang to make it easier to stream Minecraft videos. Announcing the news at MineCon, the Twitch integration will affect the PC and Mac versions to enable users to broadcast games at the click of a button. The service is expected …

The Avalanche chief creative officer gets the rapid-fire question treatment