Iconic developer Rare turns 30 this year, and MCV has interviewed the firm’s current boss about its work with its community, and how it is winning generations of fans back. Producer Adam Park tells MCV about what makes Rare so special as a developer, and what is coming next. We …
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PS3 version of PES 2016 outsells PS4 in Japan during debut week
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016’s Japanese launch has highlighted the huge number of gamers still playing on older consoles. According to the latest data from Famitsu, Konami’s football title would’ve claimed the retail chart top spot during its first week if platform sales were combined, shifting over 96,500 units between PS3 …
Read More »Uncharted Collection could repeat Last of Us Remastered’s success, says Naughty Dog
Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection could prove as massively popular as Naughty Dog’s last triple-A re-release. The Last of Us Remastered dominated the UK retail rankings upon its release on PS4 last August, claiming three chart top spots, as well as becoming the best-selling game of the month and the …
Read More »Riot asks League of Legends teams to pull G2A branding
League of Legends developer Riot appears to be going to war with online key seller G2A.com. The Daily Dot reports that the studio recently asked teams sponsored by the retailer at the 2015 League of Legends World Championships to remove its branding from their shirts and merchandise. And the teams …
Read More »Dedicated Steam section coming to GAME stores
Valve has announced that areas dedicated to Steam will be present in GAME stores in the UK this Christmas. The games firm says these will feature Steam hardware, such as the upcoming Stream Machines, Steam Link and Steam Controller, as well as digital cards. This hardware will be exclusive to …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Malaysia
Although Malaysia boasts one of the healthiest economies in Asia, its games market was initially slow to gain momentum. This was exacerbated by a lack of local studios and publishers, a dearth of skilled labour and the apparent disinterest from Western companies, local blogger Manoj Prasad wrote in 2012. Gaming …
Read More »‘Rock Band 4 captures the genius of the original Rock Band and Guitar Hero’
Led Zeppelin waited 27, Pink Floyd held on for 24 and Blur took 16: in comparison to rock and roll reunions, the five-year gap since the last Rock Band game seems like a flash. But in the world of games, it’s been an age. There’s certainly a group of people …
Read More »MCV’s 12 Games of Christmas supplement returns next month
If you want to know how to maximise your opportunity at retail this Q4, MCV’s 12 Games of Christmas has the answer. Returning after a successful debut last year, the 12 Games of Christmas supplement will be published alongside the November 13th issue of MCV and available via the website. …
Read More »Oculus Rift is going to cost more than $350
It looks as if the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset is going to end up costing more than estimates have predicted. A year ago the company predicted an RRP of between $200-$400. Last month that forecast had been revised to at least $300”. Now Oculus boss Palmer Luckey has told …
Read More »Amazon to stop sales of Apple TV and Chromecast
Devices ‘don’t interact well’ with Prime Video streaming service, retailer claims
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