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In the the latest edition of MCV, Microsoft’s Phil Harrison discusses the future of video games retail. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, 128m will be spent on marketing by games publishers this Christmas, we speak to the lead designer of Assassin’s Creed IV and we …

PLA Studios's Tom Page offers advice for indies on how to market and sell their games

A new form of story-telling is about to be invented, and Xbox is at the heart of it. That’s according to Elan Lee, the award-winning chief design officer at Xbox Entertainment Studios. Lee is best known for his work on Alternate Reality Games, most famously the I Love Bees project …

Compensation scheme for affected users expected to be rolled out by the end of the month

We all know some cheeky indies like to put games out a few days early. And that Doris in Tesco might mistakenly sell you a copy of GTA V before launch. But how about thousands of UK stores selling a game a day before it’s released? Well that is what …

Speaker list for key industry event includes SCEE biz dev manager Shahid Ahmad, GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs, Twitter UK MD Bruce Daisley, and Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter

Move fast if you want to get 70 off the ticket price for next month’s LGC. The 199 early bird deal ends today. Click here to book your ticket now. The London Games Conference takes place on November 13th at One Wimpole Street and will offer insight and actionable advice …

Studio founder James North-Hearn to be awarded for his services to the Yorkshire dev scene

Dust 514 exec believes there will be a surge towards the business model in triple-A titles for console

Wii U UK sales rose by more than 685 per cent last week, Nintendo has told MCV. The sudden improvement in sales follows the debut of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD, which debuted at No.4 in the Chart-Track All-Formats Charts lastweek. Wii U has suffered a poor nine …