The latest entries in the wildly popular Yo-Kai Watch series, Sushi/Tempura, were the best-selling titles in Japan this week, according to market data from Famitsu. The games sold 40,026 units between them, a dip of 46 per cent week-on-week. It outsold last week’s top-selling game, Bandai Namco Tales of Beseria. …
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International Factfile 2016: Denmark
The Danish games market had revenues reaching $245m (188m) as of June 2016, according to data firm Newzoo. It is the 36th biggest market worldwide and No.15 in Europe. Danish games industry trade body Interactive Denmark reported in its latest study that the industry’s turnover had increased by 196 per …
Read More »Develop Studio Sales Chart: Hello Games rockets to No.1
No Man’s Sky developer was last month’s most successful studio, based on UK retail sales
Read More »NPD is buying EEDAR
US charts provider NPD has agreed to acquire research specialist EEDAR. The combined forces of the pair hope to offer a more rounded suite of services for members of the global video games market. A fundamental goal of EEDAR has always been to improve the quality and speed by which …
Read More »Deus Ex Mankind Divided tops UK charts
Square Enix’s latest entry in the Deus Ex series has shot straight to No.1 in the UK. Mankind Divided, which launched for PS4, Xbox One and PC, did perform worse than the series’ previous entry, 2011’s Human Revolution. GfK Entertainment speculates that this weaker showing was due in part to …
Read More »Ebuyer enters eSports by sponsoring UK organisation FMESPORTS
Ebuyer, the online technology retailer, has entered the world of eSports by sponsoring UK team FMESPORTS. The deal will begin in September and initially runs for six months, although there is an option to extend this further depending on how it works out for both parties. This is Ebuyer’s first …
Read More »Digital to physical: the rise of video games-themed board games
Bloodborne, XCOM, Minecraft, Civilization, Street Fighter, Doom, This War of Mine, The Witcher, Plague Inc… The list is quite endless: board games based on video games are unquestionably on the rise. And we’re not even talking about all the Monopoly editions. It seems that every single successful game out there …
Read More »CEX now selling PlayStation 4 Slims
The strange saga of the PlayStation 4 Slim continues with second-hand retailer CEX now stocking the currently unannounced console. CEX is charging 380 for the machine and offering 304 in cash or credit for those wanting to selling their PS4 Slims to the retailer. Two consoles are available to purchase …
Read More »What we learnt from Gamescom 2016
The reveals and announcements may not have come thick and fast at Gamescom 2016, but there were still plenty of developments coming out of the show floor. Christopher Dring, Alex Calvin and Matthew Jarvis look at the key things we took away from this year’s show. Titanfall 2 is Call …
Read More »Nominations for MCV’s 2016 30 Under 30 are now open
30 Under 30 returns in October. Once again, we will be showcasing the 30 most talented individuals under the age of 30 working in the UK games industry. MCV’s 30 Under 30 is open to all involved in the games business – publishers, retailers, media and supporting industries. It will …
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