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Last chance to register for next week’s Games 5s
Only a few team slots left for the game industry five-a-side competition, sponsored by PlayStation
Read More »Games 5s is next week – last chance to register
Time is running out if you want to challenge the likes of Sports Interactive, Twitch, Ubisoft, Rockstar Games, GreenManGaming, and 2K Games at next week’s MCV Games 5s. Most of the team spaces for next month’s games industry five-a-side competition are spoken for but there are a few slots left. …
Read More »How times have changed: Develop legends discuss an evolving industry
To celebrate our 150th issue, we gathered some of our most notable cover stars to mull over how development has changed in the last decade and a half. James Batchelor caught up with the faces of Develop magazine’s past
Read More »Ubisoft: Wii U still has a chance if Nintendo cuts the price
Nintendo may have had a decent E3, but it’s hard to argue that the odds remain stacked against Wii U. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot, however, believes that the console could yet prove a success – should Nintendo cut the price. "With Mario Kart, Wii U made one step and we …
Read More »Zelnick: Life after Grand Theft Auto
There were queues snaking around the corner at even the most remote games retailer. It featured in every national newspaper, on every radio station and across every news channel. And in just over six months, 33m units were sold into retail, making GTA V the fastest selling title in games …
Read More »PS4 outsells Xbox One for fifth month in a row in US
Sony’s PlayStation 4 led US hardware sales in May, finishing ahead of Xbox One for the fifth consecutive month according to NPD’s latest monthly report. "PlayStation continues to be the best place to play for innovative IP, as PS4 was the preferred platform for May’s biggest releases, including Watch Dogs …
Read More »Microsoft insists Windows gaming is ‘critical’ despite E3 no-show
E3 wasn’t the right place to discuss Microsoft’s Windows gaming strategy, Microsoft’s games boss Phil Spencer has said. Spencer has previously promised that a renewed focus on Windows and PC gaming inside Microsoft is definitely happening”, but PC gaming was not mentioned once in Microsoft’s E3 press event last week. …
Read More »PICTURES: Nintendo’s Amiibo toy range
Nintendo’s answer to Skylanders and Disney Infinity has been pictured in greater detail. As posted on NeoGaf, the Amiibo range includes characters such as Mario, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Pikachu, Link, Princess Peach, Pit, Fox McCloud, Kirby, Wii Fit Trainer and the Animal Crossing villager. Reports suggest the models are of …
Read More »Tribunal rules against Deloitte, awards multi-million payout to former Comet workers
Thousands of former employees at collapsed retailer have been awarded damages by an employment tribunal. Over 2,000 ex-Comet staff filed a suit against Comet and administrators Deloitte alleging that they were not properly consulted prior to its closure in 2012. In total it was ruled that 6,889 workers were mistreated, …
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