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In the the latest edition of MCV,Ubisoft reveals its plans for the digital games market. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features,Call of Duty takes on Battlefield, how retail made Skylanders, plus interviews with Activision, licensing experts and merchandise makers. And that’s on top of all the …

Competition for games made with free mobile engine Project Anarchy kicks off today

Games retailer Green Man Gaming has been named on the government’s Future Fifty list. Unveiled by chancellor George Osborne earlier this year, the list matches qualifying companies with publicly funded schemes and incentives relevant to their stage of growth and specific needs”. The overall aim is to help some of …

Warner Bros has released its 50-second TV clip for the upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins. The stylish short shows a young Bruce Wayne falling victims of school bullies throughout his childhood before one day, metaphorically liberated by the Dark Knight himself, he chooses to fight back. Youth is a theme seen …

Gamers will soon be able to convert all their loose change into Xbox Live credit in the US. Polygon reports that digital payment company Rixty is working with Microsoft to allow consumers to use Coinstar vending machines to receive credit for Microsoft’s console marketplace. Users will be able to claim …

Another version of Call of Duty: Ghosts has been revealed by publisher Activision. This time it’s the Call of Duty: Ghosts Hardened Edition which includes the following: Call of Duty: Ghosts Hardened Edition comes complete with an assortment of collectible physical items and exclusive digital content to customise your multiplayer …

16 leading game execs to discuss next-gen success on November 13th at London Games Conference - Book now for £269

Studio co-founder Christofer Sundberg tells Develop about tackling the Mad Max IP, free-to-play, and ten years at the reins

Ad specialist Generation Media takes a look at historical TV marketing data to predict the level of screen advertising we might expect from video games during Q4… PROJECTING THE SHAPE OF Q4 GAMES & CONSOLES TV MARKETING Whilst there has been a trend in recent years to start campaigns earlier …

Experts from Bossa and Facebook have joined the final schedule for next month’s London Games Conference. Roberta Lucca, CMO and co-founder at Bossa Studios, will speak on creating hit game Surgeon Simulator by doing things differently – and the results have been over a million YouTube uploads, a hundred million …