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Palmer Luckey’s seemingly sudden departure from Oculus was a long time coming,” according to SuperData’s VP of research and strategy and head of VR/AR strategy Stephanie Llamas, after his role had become increasingly redundant” in the wake of Oculus’ lawsuit with ZeniMax. Oculus is failing compared to its competitors and …
Read More »BioWare apologises for transgender character treatment
Developer BioWare continues to apologise for Mass Effect: Andromeda. Having yesterday laid down a road map for ongoing changes to the game that will be rolled out over the next two months, the studio has now directly addressed criticism of the game’s handling of transgender character Hainly Abrams is depicted …
Read More »Nintendo taking Steam approach to digital on Switch, says SteamWorld Dig dev
Nintendo is taking the same approach to digital publishing as its mobile and PC rivals, SteamWorld Dig 2 developer Image & Form has told MCV, making its new console as easy to develop for as the PS4 and Xbox One. With the Wii U and 3DS, [Nintendo] started to realise …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Former Take-Two CEO joins Green Man Gaming
Green Man Gaming appoints new board advisor and forms new team, and Milestone bolsters marketing team. Paul Eibeler and Sam Bennett join Green Man Gaming The e-commerce company has appointed two new senior members of staff. Former Take-Two CEO Paul Eibeler (pictured right) has joined as board advisor while Sam …
Read More »Jagex reports another record financial performance
Runescape developer Jagex has reported record revenues for the second successive year. The company generated 74.4m in the year ending December 31st, beating the then record-breaking 57.9m total from the year before by some 28 per cent. Profits grew 21.5 per cent at 28.8m. Jagex has also announced a rebrand, …
Read More »Call of Duty is getting its own cinematic universe
Activision Blizzard is apparently looking to ape the success of Marvel in its effort to bring video games series Call of Duty to cinema screens. Activision Blizzard Studios co-presidents Stacey Sher and Nick van Dyk described the strategy as a multi-layered, interconnected approach” in an interview with The Guardian. The …
Read More »Rebellion’s 2000 AD and GAME headline this week’s MCV
This week, we head to Oxford to see Jason Kingsley and discuss Rebellion-owned 2000 AD as the developer has put out an open call for licensees on its wealth of intellectual property. We also talk to GAME’s CEO Martyn Gibbs about the reasons behind the company’s tough 2016 and why …
Read More »Sony looks to commercial markets after ‘slower than expected’ PSVR sales
PlayStation platform holder Sony is investigating ways to take its PlayStation VR headset to new commercial sectors, a report has claimed. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has established a new ‘location-based entertainment’ unit to head up a commercial VR charge after what it describes as slower than expected” …
Read More »A Herstory of Gaming
Aardvark Swift's Joey Relton looks back in time to five women who made their name in the games industry
Read More »FACEIT partners with GeniusSports to analyse eSports betting trends
Alongside the announcement of the ECS Season 3 finals FACEIT has also revealed a new partnership with GeniusSports. GeniusSports is a company that creates data analytics solutions for multiple sports leagues across the world, including the NBA and Premier League. They have now developed a CS:GO analytics platform that provides …
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