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Cars-meet-football title Rocket League will be getting a line of car toys this spring, after developer Psyonix partnered with creator of licensed collectibles Zag Toys. The line will include 12 pull-back racer cars (see below), which will each come inside a miniature Rocket Ball. Some of these mini-cars will also …
Read More »Stanislaw leaves OpTic Gaming, rumoured to join Team Liquid
Peter "stanislaw" Jarguz has left the OpTic Gaming CS:GO team after a disappointing run at the ELEAGUE Major. Stanislaw is considered one of, if not the, best in game leader in North America, and OpTic were considered the best NA team after winning ELEAGUE Season 2 and taking second at …
Read More »Major Russian travel search engine sponsors NaVi
Natus Vincere has announced a new sponsorship deal with Russian travel search engine Aviasales. Exact details of the deal have not been announced, but it is rumored to be a considerable amount of money easily in the six figures. One part of the deal that was disclosed is that the …
Read More »Starbreeze and 505 Games join forces to bring Dead by Daylight to retail
Starbreeze and Behaviour Digital have joined forces with 505 Games to bring he PS4 and Xbox One versions of its asymmetrical multiplayer horror title Dead by Daylight to retail later this year. Starbreeze will publish the game on digital platforms for PS4 and Xbox One, as per its announcement in …
Read More »Running an online gaming service? Then a CDN might make all the difference
Akamai is one of those companies that keep the internet running smoothly – without it gamers simply wouldn’t get today’s slick online experience. Marketing director for gaming Nelson Rodriguez tells MCV about his work with big publishers, how gaming is changing, and discusses game streaming R&D and AR security Can …
Read More »MCV Insider’s Guide: CV Bay
CV Bay’s managing consultant and gaming specialist Katie Edwards discusses the shift to cloud gaming and free-to-play, and how this has affected recruitment. Tell us about your company. CV Bay is a Birmingham-based recruitment company that specialises in the gaming and IT market across Europe. We formed in 2006 and …
Read More »Currency shifts muddle Sony figures – but industry can celebrate strong PS4 sales
Sony’s Game and Network Services division announced its third-quarter results today, for the key trading period up to the 31st of December. Sales for the division were up by 5.2% year-on-year to $5.3bn, though that amounted to an impressive rise of 15% on a constant currency basis. Shifting exchange rates …
Read More »European Commission opens investigation into Valve over suspected anti-competitive geo-blocking practices
The European Commission has announced it will be launching an investigation into the bilateral agreements concluded between Valve and five PC game publishers over a suspected breach in EU antitrust rules. The Commission says it wants to investigate whether these companies are preventing consumers from purchasing digital content due to …
Read More »Potential Final Fantasy 15 PC release could feature exclusive mods and user-generated quests, says Tabata
Hajime Tabata has once again expressed great interest in potentially bringing Final Fantasy XV to PC. Speaking to Famitsu (as translated by Gematsu), Tabata said he was keen to bring the game to PC so he could introduce PC-exclusive content such as mods and user-generated quests. I’d like to release …
Read More »ZeniMax awarded $500m in Oculus lawsuit
The ZeniMax vs Oculus trial is coming to an end as the jury awarded ZeniMax $500m (around 394m) after they found Oculus violated a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). ZeniMax initially asked for $4bn ($2bn in compensation and $2bn in damages) but the jury decided against it as Oculus was found not …
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