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Read More »PlayStation VR sales have passed 900,000
Sony has at last revealed how many of its virtual reality systems have been sold since October’s launch. Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Andrew House told The New York Times that as of February 19th sales of the headset had reached 915,000 worldwide. This puts PSVR on track to beat the …
Read More »For Honor debuts at No.1 in Japan
Ubisoft’s For Honor marched straight to No.1 in Japan last week, shifting 41,987 units during its first five days on sale, according to the latest data from Famitsu. While not quite as impressive a start as the previous week’s No.1 Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 3 Professional, which sold over 115,000 …
Read More »Team 17 sign Genesis Alpha One, debut game from German outfit Radiation Blue
Radiation Blue has veterans from Hitman, Spec Ops: The Line and Spellforce
Read More »Team17 announces sci-fi outing Genesis Alpha One
A new sci-fi title developed by German studio Radiation Blue has been signed by UK publisher Team17. Genesis Alpha One is described as a unique mix of roguelike, FPS, base building and survival elements”. It’s in development for both PC and console. The game blurb reads: In a near future …
Read More »Rainbow Six caster Panky on his eSports journey and growing the scene
Christopher Pankhurst, better known as Panky to pretty much every one, has been around the eSports scene for some time. Things started out for him in League of Legends, where he enjoyed a stint working for Riot Games, before deciding to test the waters of freelance casting and streaming. Since …
Read More »Snipperclips Joy-Con bundle heading to retail on March 10th, arrives on eShop March 3rd
Indie puzzle game Snipperclips – Cut it Out Together will be coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop on March 3rd as well as part of a special Joy-Con bundle at retail from March 10th, Nintendo UK has confirmed. The game itself will cost 17.99 in the UK, but pricing for …
Read More »Twitch Prime members get both Banner Saga games for free
The push to drive up subscriber numbers to the Twitch Prime service continues with news of a new giveaway. Members can until February 28th download tactical RPG The Banner Saga for free. Banner Saga 2, meanwhile, will be available to download between March 2nd-6th. Furthermore, Twitch Prime will donate $1 …
Read More »Irrational Games developers form new studio Ghost Story
Ken Levine is among a number of former Irrational Games developers behind the formation of a new studio called Ghost Story. Other members include art director Shawn Robertson, senior animator Seth Kendall, associate producer Emma Clarkson, technical lead Jeremy Carson, executive director Don Roy, business and marketing director Jesse Kearns, …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: BAFTA appoints first VP of games
David Gardner joins BAFTA, PQube hires Matthew Pellett and Mojang strengthens creative communications team. BAFTA appoints first VP of games General partner and co-founder of London Venture Partners David Gardner OBE has been appointed as the first vice president for games at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. As …
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