Telltale on its ‘wildly successful’ season pass discs and what’s next for Switch

telltale headerjpg Telltale on its 'wildly successful' season pass discs and what's next for Switch

Telltale may have transformed the way episodic games are delivered on digital platforms, but the studio’s subsequent season pass discs that arrive at retail have also been a huge hit for the company, MCV can reveal. "It’s been wildly successful," head of creative communications Job Stauffer (pictured right) told MCV …

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Heat Signature beats Gunpoint’s Week One sales, dev reveals

heat signaturejpg Heat Signature beats Gunpoint's Week One sales, dev reveals

The creator of indie darling Gunpoint has revealed their latest game Heat Signature (pictured), which released digitally on Steam last Thursday, has had a better launch week than its debut game. Heat Signature has been in development for three and a half years and has cost 200,000 to make, developer …

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Twitch hires Maker Studios’ Kendra Johnson

kendra johnsonpng Twitch hires Maker Studios' Kendra Johnson

Twitch has appointed Maker Studios’ Kendra Johnson as its new general manager of global content and development and emerging markets. She will now be responsible for the social video platforms’ global content acquisition efforts while growing its business in both the Latin America and Asia Pacific regions. She will also …

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The Develop Post-Mortem – Batman: Arkham VR

arkham vrjpg The Develop Post-Mortem - Batman: Arkham VR

As one of the launch titles for PSVR, Batman: Arkham VR set the standard for immersive first person games on the platform. Sean Cleaver speaks to game director, Sefton Hill, to find out how the project started and the creative process behind the iconic Arkham series of games

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THQ Nordic: US will be strongest market for Darksiders III

darksiders 3jpg THQ Nordic: US will be strongest market for Darksiders III

Darksiders III is likely to sell better in the US than in Europe, publisher THQ Nordic has told MCV. Developed by Gunfire Games, the third entry in the action RPG Darksiders series is due for release sometime next year on PS4, Xbox One and PC. "The strongest market for Darksiders …

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League of Legends’ 7.19 patch arrives today

lol719jpg League of Legends’ 7.19 patch arrives today

Riot’s latest batch of changes will roll out to League of Legends today with the arrival of the MOBA’s 7.19 patch. Champions Azir, Xin Zhao and Vayne all undergo reworks, which will hopefully see them return to popularity having fallen out of favour with most players. There are also nerfs …

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