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Faliszek leaves the company after 12 years as writer and VR ambassador.
Read More »Writer Chet Faliszek departs from Valve
SG e-sports taking out top seed Team Secret is biggest upset at Kiev Major
While OG may have won the Kiev Major, the most exciting matches came from Brazilian upstarts SG e-sports, who beat top seed Team Secret 2-1. In what has been described as the David and Goliath battle of the Kiev Major, SG felled Team Secret, and their unbeaten string of 19 …
Read More »Interview: Defold co-creator and King developer Ragnar Svensson
Develop speaks to King’s lead engine developer and co-creator of Defold, Ragnar Svensson, about the engine a year on from its free release, and how the differing power of handsets can affect development.
Read More »Owlchemy on why it chose to avoid VR platform exclusivity
Job Simulator developer Owlchemy has said that It believes platform exclusivity should be avoided when possible. Its game has been one of the early successes in the virtual reality sector, and CEO Alex Schwartz has said that part of this success has been down to the company’s efforts to ensure …
Read More »European Dota team OG win the Kiev Major
European Dota 2 outfit OG has emerged as the champions of the Dota 2 Kiev Major after a five-game final series that saw them beat Virtus Pro 3-2. Virtus played a strong early-game, gaining an early lead in every game but the first, with OG fighting uphill to claim the …
Read More »The Romans wins PlayStation UK PR contract
PlayStation UK has confirmed that PR company The Romans is its new comms agency. The London outfit won the job after a three-month pitch process. The account will be headed up by associate director Tom Winterton. Covering both hardware and software, the brief includes running the press press office and …
Read More »Popular streamer gets ‘swatted’ on airplane, banned from Twitch
Paul Denino, a popular Twitch streamer who broadcasts under the name Ice_Poseidon, has achieved an unlikely milestone: he’s the first person to be “swatted” on an airplane. He then quickly achieved a second: he’s the first person to be banned by Twitch for being swatted on a plane. “Swatting” is …
Read More »Oculus is skipping E3 2017
UPDATE: MCV has since received the following statement from Oculus regarding its absence at this year’s E3:We will not have a booth at E3 – we’re focusing on the awesome games and announcements we’ll share throughout this year.” Instead, the company will be focusing on events and opportunities where it …
Read More »Mario Kart 8 Deluxe sets US series record
Nintendo has said that Switch title Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the fastest ever game in the series in the US. The platform holder says 459,000 copies were sold across physical and digital on its first day of release in the US on April 28th. That represents at attach ratio …
Read More »Mario Dart 8 Deluxe claims Nintendo’s first No.1 in six years
Nintendo Switch title Mario Kart 8 Deluxe has raced to No.1 in the UK Top 40 on its first week of release. Amazingly, it’s Nintendo’s first All Formats No.1 since way back in early 2011, when Pokemon White topped the listings in week nine. It’s also the first Mario game …
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