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The demand for Tegra processors increased revenue by 108 per cent
Read More »Nintendo Switch increases NVIDIA’s Q1 revenue
North and Singularity clash over player buyout clause
Danish esports organisations North and Singularity have got into a dust-up over the purchase of a player. Singularity claim that North, the esports branch of soccer team F.C. Copenhagen, didn’t pay the buyout for player Nicklas Gade. Gade joined North’s academy on April 12th, and Singularity owner Atle Stehouwer claims …
Read More »SuperData – GearVR most shipped headset
Full story on MCV details the recent stats on VR headset sales
Read More »Google Daydream View set for 2.2m sales in 2017, but Gear VR still market leader – IHS
Google’s Daydream View headset sales are set to jump to 2.23m in 2017, according to IHS Markit, but Samsung’s Gear VR is still on track to become the market leader this year with sales of 4.1m. This is a more conservative estimate than SuperData’s recent report, which pegs the Gear …
Read More »Zynga make ‘substantial’ gift to USC to support Diversity
USC will create a course and gift will fund three years of industry based class curriculum.
Read More »Leak suggests Assassin’s Creed: Origins is set in Egypt
It looks as if we now know the name and setting of the next Assassin’s Creed title. It’s called Assassin’s Creed: Origins and will be set in ancient Egypt, if reports are to be believed. The news comes from a couple of sources, both of which have since been confirmed …
Read More »Overwatch exodus continues as Splyce release team
Splyce has joined the ranks of major esports organisations to drop out of the Overwatch pro scene, with Splyce’s CEO Marty Strenczewilk announcing that Splyce is releasing their Overwatch roster and “taking a step back” from the scene. CompLexity, Denial and Red Reserve have all ditched their Overwatch teams over …
Read More »VR: the final frontier – Ubisoft talks Star Trek: Bridge Crew and the challenges of VR
Back in June last year, MCV named its top titles from E3 2016. When it came to VR games, though, we faced a difficult decision: choosing between Capcom’s Resident Evil VII: Biohazard and Ubisoft’s Star Trek: Bridge Crew. We chose the latter due to the unparalleled sense of being inside …
Read More »Keywords buys XLOC for $0.9 million
XLOC responsible for a web-based globaisation CMS
Read More »‘Milestone year’ sees EA stock hit $100 for first time
EA’s share price passed the $100 mark yesterday after what boss Andrew Wilson described as a milestone year. Q4 revenues jumped 16 per cent to $1.53bn, although net income fell nearly 40 per cent to $566m. However, while physical game sales were flat, digital revenues are soaring. Furthermore, the company …
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