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We discuss the opportunities in interactive fiction with Failbetter and Random House

Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues to look at the UK’s online-only indies with Gameseek. MCV learns how Gameseek is experiencing the most rapid growth in its history from MD Stephen Staley. How has the site developed since it started?It would be impossible to list the number …

Critics attacked the reveal of Xbox One last week for a lack of games, too much TV content, and mixed messages on pre-owned. But despite the backlash, UK retailers have rallied behind the new device. Buyers told MCV this week that they believe Microsoft will prove its gaming credentials at …

Publisher Activision has ended hopes of a Skylanders cartoon or movie. Speaking to MCV, the firm says that the video game ‘is the entertainment’ and that the regular release of new toys is the best way to keep kids engaged. Kids, when they see the new toys, it is a …

A sequel to Mirror’s Edge looks set to debut at E3 this year. Rumours about a sequel to the DICE first person adventure has long been touted. It was a great game and garnered a cult following, but it didn’t sell particularly well back in 2008. It’s cropped up on …

Developer to create educational game based on museum collections

The Dead Island: Riptide ad has been pulled in Australia. The ad received a number of complaints over the depiction of suicide, says the Australian Advertising Standards Board. The ad shows a couple in a crashed boat, surrounded by zombies, who then blow up the boat with them inside. (You …

As our Indie Retail Month continues, we continue our look at the UK’s top online-only indies in the UK with Hitari. MD Kamal Hitari tells MCV how Hitari has progressed to a stage where it has its own in-house marketing team. Since starting up in 2010, Hitari has grown its …

Entrepreneur brings industry expertise to young studio

Minecraft was the best selling Xbox Live Arcade game in the UK last week. Again. The game has been at the top of UK XBLA charts for 19 of the 21 weeks this year. It’s pretty much dominated the XBLA charts for 12 months. Elsewhere, Far Cry: Blood Dragon remains …