The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features both the June retail market data and the PlayStation Network Top Ten. The PSN charts can only be found in MCV, and looks at the entire European market. It is part of our weekly seven page charts bonanza. …
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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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[Event news] Develop:Brighton – ustwo announced as first keynote
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MCV/DEVELOP Awards – Player’s Choice voting now open
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[Event News] Games Growth Summit Welcomes New Speakers for June Lineup
Emma Smith and Jason Avent join an expanding lineup of industry leaders bringing real-world insight …
UPDATED: Ubisoft brings Spartacus to Xbox 360, PS3
A new fighting game based on popular TV show Spartacus is heading to consoles next year. Ubisoft will publish Spartacus Legends for Xbox 360 and PS3 in early 2013. It is not yet clear whether this is a retail release or a download-only title like the publisher’s Expendables 2 tie-in. …
Read More »IN-DEPTH: New Ukie strategy targets game start-ups and studios
UK games industry trade body Ukie today talked MCV through the organisation’s new strategy for games developers. A new three-pronged approach spearheaded by new CEO Jo Twist sees Ukie ramp up what it can offer to studios and new firms as well as continue the political lobbying and market research …
Read More »UPDATED: BioWare reveals new F2P Ultima Online MMO
A brand new version of Ultima Online is on the way. EA-owned BioWare has revealed Ultima Forever, which it describes as the first great Western RPG” that has apparently been lovingly restored”. The game will be free to play and, most likely, supported by microtransactions. Whether that means it’s a …
Read More »Ukie ramps up developer offering
Start ups and new studios key to UK trade body's future plans
Read More »REPORT: ‘What does Ukie do for developers?’
In its own words, the trade body runs through its offer to start-ups and studios
Read More »VIDEO: Borderlands 2 goes on safari
2K Games has released a new teaser trailer for Borderlands 2, showing off the wildlife players will be called on to slaughter this September. The sequel to the 2009 role-playing shooter gives players the choice of four new characters, each with a deadly special skill –demonstrated in the new footage, …
Read More »Iwata: Smartphones and tablets have changed the industry
Not content with admitting for the first time that 3D ain’t all dat”, Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has also confessed that smartphones and tablets HAVE changed the games industry. Although not as much as many observers believe, of course. I don’t think this is a central factor,” he told The …
Read More »3D will be a ‘minor’ element in future Nintendo consoles
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has for the first admitted that the firm’s focus on 3D visuals for the 3DS will likely not be repeated with future machines. Now we’ve created the 3DS and 3DS XL and also have some games out there that are really using that 3D effect that …
Read More »VIDEO: Walking Dead FPS gets first trailer
The first trailer for Activision’s video game take on the Walking Dead series has received its first trailer. The game is being developed by Terminal Reality and will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC some time in 2013. It’s the second time a developer has attempted to adopt …
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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