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Games publishing 2017: ‘There is never a perfect time to release a game.’

1 ps4 controllerpng Games publishing 2017: 'There is never a perfect time to release a game.'

Christmas is usually a time of great prosperity for games publishers. But last year’s ill-fated combo of an overly crowded release schedule and the biggest Black Friday event the UK’s ever seen meant a lot of triple-A titles ended up missing their expected sales targets. Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare …

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Humble Bundle to showcase at Gamescom

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The ‘Presented by Humble Bundle’ label is to showcase five of its upcoming indie titles at Gamescom and PAX West this year. Humble Bundle’s publishing label will present four of its previously announced games and reveal a new title. Available to play on the show floor at Gamescom later this …

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GameSeek launches new online marketplace

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Games retailer GameSeek has launched its new online marketplace. The news comes justtwo months after the retailer confirmed plans to relaunch its entire website from the ground up, and two weeks after plans to launch the UK’s first specialist marketplace for toys. The online marketplace, which is powered by Mirakl, …

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Crash Bandicoot claims fourth UK No.1

1 crash bandicootjpg Crash Bandicoot claims fourth UK No.1

Crash Bandicoot continued to outsell Nintendo’s Splatoon 2 last week, claiming its fourth No.1 in the UK weekly charts. Sales decreased 28 per cent week-on-week, but that was still enough to see off the competition from Nintendo’s Switch exclusive. Splatoon 2, meanwhile, remained at No.2 last week, despite sales falling …

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No More Robots: Enthusiasm for indie publishing is ‘just as important as experience, data or contacts’

1 mike headshot2 headerjpg No More Robots: Enthusiasm for indie publishing is 'just as important as experience, data or contacts'

Yesterday, industry veteran Mike Rose (pictured right) announced his new publishing company, No More Robots, which aims to use a data-driven approach to find new and exciting indie titles to bring to market.  The timing of the announcement meant he was a little too late to join our indie publishing roundtable, …

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Indie publishers speak, plus Ubisoft, Sega and Green Man Gaming in this week’s MCV

1 mcv922 edit cover 350x350 copyjpg Indie publishers speak, plus Ubisoft, Sega and Green Man Gaming in this week's MCV

This week, we talk to eleven indie publishers to gather their thoughts on the current state of today’s console market, new competition in the digital space, and how the fallout from last year’s Q4 has affected their outlook for 2017 and beyond. We also speak to Ubisoft’s producer Matt Rose …

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Killing Floor 2 arriving on Xbox One on August 29th

1 killing floor 2 headerjpg Killing Floor 2 arriving on Xbox One on August 29th

Tripwire Interactive, Deep Silver and Iceberg Interactive have announced its survival shooter Killing Floor 2 will be coming to Xbox One on August 29th, and will have Xbox One X support on Day One when the console launches later this year. Retailing for 34.99, the Xbox One version will also …

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Opinion: ‘The toy industry must remain shrewd with the gaming IPs it invests in’

1 rob hutchins 350jpg Opinion: 'The toy industry must remain shrewd with the gaming IPs it invests in'

It was when the Ninja Turtles were going through their most formative years and the Ghostbusters were on call most nights, that the UK toy industry woke up to a new dawn of children’s entertainment. 1993 was a year of big franchises and even bigger toys; the Ghostbuster HQ Playset …

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Child’s Play: what’s next for kids games

1 minecraft 350png Child's Play: what's next for kids games

Ever since the glorious days of the 8-bit era, console gaming has bloomed into a thriving entertainment industry. However, the players who also did their growing up alongside it have led to a massive change in the gaming demographics. Indeed, most console games these days are created with adult audiences …

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FIFA 17 tops UK June console digital charts, Crash Bandicoot debuts at No.8

1 crash bandicoot 350 2jpg FIFA 17 tops UK June console digital charts, Crash Bandicoot debuts at No.8

The Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is not only selling well at retail, but also had impressive digital sales in June. Despite launching really late in the month, on June 30th, Activision’s collection of remasters managed to debut at No.8 in the UK console digital charts for June, with revenue …

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