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Perhaps spotting a chink in the enemy’s armour, Nintendo appears to have rejuvenated its efforts to win favour amongst indie developers. I’ve seen personally, first-hand, Nintendo making a big move to try and get smaller, unique, independent games on Wii U downloadable,” Capybara Games’ Nathan Vella, of Sword & Sworcery …

Servers to close this month, but MMO may yet return

MCV and mobile giant Velti quiz trade experts on how traditional firms are taking advantage of mobile

Codemasters’ racer Grid 2 remains at No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 this week despite a 50 per cent drop in sales. Capcom’s Remember Me is the highest new entry at No.3 with the Legendary Edition of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim entering the listings in …

E3 2013 looks set to be the most exciting shows in years, with new consoles and new IP taking centre stage. But could this be just one last hooray for a dying part of the games industry? MCV speaks to Rich Taylor, senior VP at E3 organiser ESA, to find …

Ubisoft stole the show at E3 last year, with new IP and major blockbusters – and the firm is promising more surprises in Los Angeles next week. MCV caught up with EMEA?executive director Alain Corre to talk next-gen, new IP and the ‘death of the console’ What are Ubisoft’s hopes …

BlueStacks's microconsole will merge the mobile markets through virtualisation

Studio CTO Stieglitz taken off project amidst controversy

Space combat sim flew home to original publishers in second THQ auction

As everyone gathers together for what promises to be the biggest E3 for years, the industry seems to remain in its constant state of disruption. Of course that’s what makes it such an exciting industry to be part of and I can’t wait to be there for the first time. …