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In 2016, revenue generated by the boxed games market dipped by 16.4 per cent. That’s according to data from the retail trade body ERA, which – citing GfK figures – says that 776m was generated by software sales during 2016, down from 2015’s 927.7m. This is due to some titles …
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UPDATE: RIME is getting a physical release on PS4 and Xbox One, Switch not yet confirmed
UPDATE: Not even a day after the re-reveal of Rime and we’ve got some great news for retailers and would-be fans of the game. Rime is confirmed to be getting a physical release on both PS4 and Xbox One, when we presumed that its initial announcement as an ‘indie’ title …
Read More »Strict deadline of 6th of January for MCV Awards nominations
Deadline date approaching for 15th annual MCV Award ceremony
Read More »Global games industry earned $91bn this year, with Overwatch dominating PC and console spend
The worldwide interactive entertainment industry generated $91bn in 2016, according to a new report from SuperData Research, with mobile gaming earning the highest amount of revenue. Consumers spent $41bn on mobile gaming this year between January and November, showing a growth of 18.2 per cent year-on-year. This surpasses the total …
Read More »Digital games sales for November up 13%, earning $6.7bn overall
Digital game sales worldwide generated $6.7bn in revenue in November 2016, an increase of 13 per cent year-on-year, according to a new report from SuperData Research. Mobile, premium, PC, console and free-to-play MMOs all experienced year-year-on-year growth in November, but console games were the biggest winner, gaining 35 per cent …
Read More »If Mario can’t leap the £8 hurdle, how will he clear the £200 Switch flagpole?
Super Mario Run has had a bit of a bumpy start on iOS. It might have been downloaded over 37 million times worldwide over its opening weekend according to analyst AppAnnie (almost 2 million of which occurred in the UK alone), but it seems the wider market isn’t so confident. …
Read More »China gets three new PS4 bundles
Sony is hoping for a foot-up in the Chinese Christmas market with the launch of three new PS4 hardware bundles this week. Power Up Gaming reports that the SKUs come themed in gold, silver and red. Each includes a normal black Slim console, a black DualShock 4 and a coloured …
Read More »LEGO Worlds UK price and release date confirmed
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment has announced the UK release date and price for its upcoming sandbox game, LEGO Worlds. Developed by TT Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, LEGO Worlds will launch on February 24th 2017 for PS4, Xbox One and Steam at a suggested retail price of …
Read More »MCV’s Review of the Year – Part 3: Events of 2016
Here’s our take on the big events in the games industry this year. Big themes in 2016 included the fallout of Brexit (or lack of), the rise of eSports as a commercial force to be reckoned with, the tarnishing of a few reputations on YouTube, and much, much more. Hope …
Read More »MCV’s Review of the Year – Part 2: Games of 2016
Here’s our take on the big events in the games industry this year. There were some very big releases this year; though some weren’t quite as big as hoped for. As we’ve discussed that ad nauseam in recent weeks, we’ll have no more talk of that here. We’ve picked out …
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