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Big changes are afoot at NCsoft – the Korean-owned MMO firm has announced the formation of a new subsidiary which will take over the management of all its teams in the West. NC West will boast a brand new corporate structure and a new HQ in Seattle that will be …
Read More »Consolidation hits NCsoft
New NC West subsidiary to manage all Western teams in wake of now-confirmed Brighton studio closure
Read More »Moledina pours scorn on in-game ads and digital distribution
Former GDC boss uses new-found freedom to air doubts over key industry trends
Read More »Hey developers – tell us who your favourite UK journos are
Voting deadline nears for the Games Media Awards, and you can have your say
Read More »GTA sex beast is Sun’s most popular story
The Sun’s now infamous ‘Sex beast copied Grand Theft Auto’ article has become the most prominent story on the homepage of the newspaper’s website today . That would indicate that the article, which only appeared on page nine of today’s The Sun paper, has grown in popularity throughout the day. …
Read More »NCsoft closes Euro development outfit
NCsoft is to close its European development team just a year after its founding. MCV sister site Develop understands that staff at the Brighton-based studio – which shares its offices with the NCsoft’s UK publishing, QA and MMO support teams – were notified on Monday night of the plans to …
Read More »ABBA SingStar announced
Sony is set to capitalise on the popularity of ABBA musical movie Mamma Mia with an officially licensed SingStar game of the Swedish band. The title is due for release on PS3 and PS2 in Europe and the US this Christmas, and represents a ‘window of exclusivity for ABBA disc-based …
Read More »Sex beast copied GTA
The biggest selling newspaper in the UK, The Sun, has printed perhaps its most shocking games-related headline yet: ‘SEX BEAST COPIED GRAND THEFT AUTO’. And, yes, it’s all capital letters. On page nine of today’s newspaper, the UK tabloid reports on the court case of Ryan Chinnery, 19, who yesterday …
Read More »Spector and MGS’ Fryer to keynote Montreal Game Summit
Quebec event boosted with key speaker signings
Read More »Ten trends to look out for…
1. Developers will become service providers The rise of MMOs, the popularity of downloadable extras, the longer shelf-life of games open to user-generated content, and the need to monetize pre-owned game sales will all change games companies’ relationship with their audience. The days of the fire-and-forget triple-A titles are numbered, …
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