Jagex has appointed Phil Mansell as COO and acting CEO, the company has announced today. He replaces outgoing CEO Rod Cousens, who has now left the studio. Having worked at Jagex for over five years, Mansell was previously vice president of the studio and was responsible for its Runescape portfolio. …
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[Event news] Games Aid Charity Poker Tournament at Develop: Brighton 2026
Come and join 70 of your industry peers for some good old-fashioned Texas Hold 'Em fun. Bask in the …
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[Event news] Indie Showcase submissions open
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Dignitas confirms its new Overwatch roster
Team Dignitas has announced its new Overwatch roster with three new players joining the squad. Jose Antonio “BromaS” Ramos Gonzales, Joshua “ToxikeN” Campos and Jiri “LiNkz” Masalin are the three returning members, with all three joining the org in mid 2016. The three new members are Marcel “Veineless” Lehmann, Elvinas …
Read More »Creative Assembly on how Halo Wars 2 could bring RTS games to a wider audience
Microsoft and Creative Assembly collaboration Halo Wars 2 has the potential to be a RTS game for everybody.That’s according to Creative Assembly’s console creative lead Alistair Hope, who told MCV that the combination of Creative Assembly’s experience in the RTS genre with the Total War franchise and Microsoft’s mass market …
Read More »Miniclip eyes console publishing as next big venture
Mobile and browser game publisher Miniclip says it hopes console games will become a big part of its portfolio going forward. The firm is due to enter this market for the first time next month with the release of Saber Interactive’s MX Nitro, a follow-up to the Motocross Nitro browser …
Read More »‘Running a YouTube channel is a business’, says Hype Management’s Henry Clay
With the number of YouTubers on the rise, influencers should aim to be more professional if they wish to be successful in their field. That’s according to Henry Clay, founder and director at YouTube talent management agency Hype Management. Talking to MCV, he discussed what could be done to prevent …
Read More »UK retail optimistic about Switch, but divided on its price
The Nintendo Switch has been priced and dated, and though games retail is positive about the machine itself and its first year line-up, the £280 price-point has proved divisive. Speaking to MCV, execs at UK stores point to a premium feel and build for Nintendo’s new machine, and praise its …
Read More »This week’s MCV: Everything you need to know about the Nintendo Switch
This week, we talk to UK retailers about Nintendo’s new console, take a look at the hardware, discuss the Switch’s games both at launch and beyond, and share what the games industry thinks about what could be one of the most disruptive consoles the industry’s ever seen. We also speak …
Read More »Microsoft’s hardware revenue falls 22%, but software sales and services are on the up
The ever-decreasing cost of Xbox One consoles has caused Microsoft’s gaming revenue to fall by 3 per cent year-on-year, the company revealed in its Fiscal Q2 2017 report. Xbox revenue reached $3.595bn in Microsoft’s fiscal Q2 2017 report, with the company stating that lower Xbox console pricing was the main …
Read More »Ginx announces new eSports focused series of The First Hour
Ginx eSports TV has announced that it will be making another series of The First Hour, a show that takes a look at the first hour of gameplay from a game. The new series will be made up of 24 episodes, each an hour long, and will see hosts Adam …
Read More »New Dota 2 in game event give players a chance to earn a new courier
The first special Dota 2 event in quite some time has gone live and give players a chance to win a new Baby Roshan courier. The Dark Moon event adds a new game mode that sees a team of five players try to fend off waves of increasingly hard enemies, …
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