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Lee "Jaedong" Jae Dong, one of the most recognisable names in the world of StarCraft, has retired from competitive play after an 11 year career. Jaedong was a member of Evil Geniuses, and was considered to be one of the best StarCraft players of all time. His rivalry with Lee …

CastAR is bringing Twisted Metal veterans on board in an effort to further AR development

PS4 Pro is released next week (November 10th), and Sony has confirmed the complete lineup of titles that will be ready to make use of the extra processing power from the off. The selection includes the likes of Skyrim: Special Edition, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Mafia III, …

Jem Alexander joins from Riot Games,HTC hires new community manager and Yogscast bolsters Xbox On. Develop appoints new editor MCV’s sister title Develop has appointed Jem Alexander (pictured, right) as editor, joining from Riot Games. He spent nine months at the studio as an eSports writer and has recently worked …

Plans to use cash to improve HTML5 gaming prospects

Nominations are now open for the TWICE Picks Awards, which will be awarded to the best products at the upcoming CES 2017 show. TWICE, our US sister publication is a leading authority in CE news and analysis will select the very best products from the legions on offer, giving them …

EA’s FIFA 17 most definitely HAS improved upon the performance of last year’s title FIFA 16. There was an element of confusion surrounding the game’s launch, with GfK contacting the press to specify that changes to its sales tracking meant it couldn’t be sure if FIFA 17 had enjoyed a …

Your favourite games industry trade publication has moved from the countryside of Hertfordshire to London. MCV is now based in NewBay Media’s London office at the Emerson Building, near London Bridge, after the closure of the Hertford office. This follows the hiring of journalism veteran Seth Barton as the publication’s …

Long-term publisher and developer SNK has officially dropped the Playmore moniker from its titles. The company quietly began omitting the Playmore name from its logo earlier this year, but it has now been confirmed that the name change will be made official from December 1st, after which point it will …

As the battle between this year’s big shooters shifts into its final phase, we can be certain it’ll be one war or another dominating the charts this Christmas – no change there. It’s not surprising then that the industry is still painted in terms of a battle between deadly rivals. …