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E3, as has become custom, is almost more about what wasn’t shown than what was. Where was Crackdown?” That was the first question I was asked by a fellow journalist shortly after Xbox’s press conference, followed swiftly by: "where was HoloLens for that matter?" PlayStation executives spent half their time …
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International Factfile 2016: Turkey
Turkey is a relatively small market for video games – but it is a fast-growing one. In 2014, the country’s industry generated $375m (264m) in revenues, ranking No.17 in Newzoo’s annual charts. In 2015, it was worth $464m (327m), which represented an impressive 24.7 per cent increase year-on-year and allowed …
Read More »Video: 2K announces BioShock: The Collection, set for September launch
2K has officially revealed its BioShock HD compilation after months of rumours. BioShock: The Collection brings together all three entries in the series and is set for a September 16th release internationally. BioShock, BioShock 2 and BioShock Infinite all come with single player DLC, and a director’s commentary with creators …
Read More »BioShock: The Collection appears on 2K’s website
The long-rumoured HD BioShock compilation has resurfaced once again, this time on publisher 2K’s website. A logo, cover art as well as screens for HD versions of BioShock and BioShock Infinite were spotted and recorded by AllGamesDeltabefore they were promptly removed from 2K’s site. These pics give an indication of …
Read More »Why System 3 is rebuilding Constructor
19 years ago, System 3 partnered up with publisher Acclaim to release city-building title Constructor. The game became a cult hit, launching on PlayStation, PC and Mac, and went onto sell over 5m units. Now System 3 is bringing the series back, releasing a new HD version. It’s launching later …
Read More »PlayStation: ‘VR uncertainty is liberating for developers’
PlayStation surprised us this year. If you had asked us what we would have expected ahead of their pre-E3 press conference, we would have suggested a hardware-centric show, featuring PlayStation VR and the firm’s new ‘Neo’ console. We would have put our money on the traditional sizzle reel of inventive …
Read More »What’s PlayStation new structure means for Europe
One of the key differences between PlayStation and Xbox is how they operate on a worldwide level. Whereas Xbox takes a more global approach to its marketing and content acquisition, PlayStation adopts a more local strategy. Sony develops marketing campaigns for each territory, and it’s not unusual for Europe to …
Read More »Happy birthday Sonic: UK games industry execs share their best memories
As the speedy hedgehog reaches quarter of a century old, UK games retailers, publishers, media and developers reminisce about their favourite Sonic games and moments. Simon Bennett, Roll7:My earliest memory was one of my most favourite gaming memories, sat on my mate Stu’s sofa, on the Game Gear, playing one-life-one-pass …
Read More »Doom holds No.1 in UK charts, Rocket League speeds into No.6
Doom is No.1 for the second week in a row, but it was an overall poor week for games retail. The combined sales of the Top 10 video games came to 65,000 units, one of the lowest ever totals for a Top Ten. Note, all of this data is physical …
Read More »PlayStation and Xbox speak out about their E3 announcements in this week’s MCV
E3 2016 is notreallyover yet. In this week’s MCV, PlayStation’s Jim Ryan and Xbox’s Dave McCarthy discuss what they showed at this year’s E3. We also picked out our favourite games from this year’s show. We also talk to DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson about why the First World War …
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