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Here’s our take on the big events in the games industry this year. It seems to have been a year dominated by hardware rather than software, with lots of new devices in the shape of VR headsets, updated consoles, new reveals and a smash hit retro revival. Lots of ‘new’ …
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Yooka-Laylee gets release date, is scrapped on Wii U
Playtonic’s crowdfunded platformer Yooka-Laylee has got a release date. The game will hit PS4, Xbox One, PC, Mac and Linux on April 11th priced at 34.99 for non-backers. It will be available both digitally and physically. However, Wii U backers may notice that their platform is missing from that list …
Read More »MCV Insider’s Guide: Bespoke Arcades
Co-founder and managing director Ben Georget talks about Bespoke Arcades’ recent launches and the impact of the retro gaming trend on the firm’s business. Tell us about your company for those who are unfamiliar with your work. Bespoke Arcades has proudly been making hand-crafted, fully-custom arcade machines for the last …
Read More »Atlus talks Persona 5 and the declining Japanese console market
Giant publisher and developer Atlus is behind some of the biggest titles coming out of Japan at present. With a strong performance from titles such as Persona 5, Atlus boss Naoto Hiraoka chalks 2016 up as a win: 2016 has been a great year for Atlus,” he says. Though we’ve …
Read More »LEGO City Undercover to receive a multiplatform re-release
Former Wii U exclusive LEGO City Undercover is to be freed from its shackles for a remastered re-release on a number of new consoles. Not only is it coming to Nintendo Switch, but it’s also due out on PS4, Xbox One and Steam. The current release date is spring 2017. …
Read More »Pokemon Sun and Moon pre-orders set five-year high for GameStop
GameStop has said that Pokemon Sun and Moon has been its best performing game of 2016. The RPG, which came out last week in the US and is out in the UK today, also attracted the highest pre-order numbers the retailer has seen for five years, GameSpot reports. This bodes …
Read More »Develop November 2016: The Motion Capture Special
Print and digital editions out now, 60-page issue dedicated entirely to motion capture in games
Read More »Latin American games market is the second fastest growing in the world
Mobile market is up nearly 56 per cent, year on year according to report from NewZoo
Read More »Report: Wii U to cease production this Friday
Wii U discontinued as Nintendo head towards Switch launch
Read More »The hidden costs of self-publishing on consoles
By Artem Shkafenko, Head of Marketing at Upscale Studio. There is a growing trend among indie developers to skip publishers and self-publish directly to consoles. I work in console publishing, and I often see solo developers asking: “Why should I share revenue with a publisher? I can just buy a …
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