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Xbox One sells 3m units worldwide
Microsoft’s Xbox One has surpassed 3m units sold. Xbox corporate vice president Yusuf Mehdi revealed the figure yesterday as part of a press announcement, stating that the new console had sold through 3m units across 13 countries prior to the start of the new year. "It’s been incredible to see …
Read More »Salary Survey 2014: Are you satisfied with your job?
Deadline for Develop and MCV's game industry salary survey extended to January 10th - Share your views now
Read More »Your New Year’s Resolution: Win an MCV Award
You have under three weeks to get your lobbying in for the 2014 MCV Awards. Just days remain to get in your suggestions for hotly-contested prizes like Specialist Retailer, Game Publisher, New Game Brand, Marketing Team and PR Team. Plus this year we have new prizes for Events Team, Digital …
Read More »TWICE Europe goes daily
TWICE Europe – the newsletter for the European consumer electronics trade – will now go straight to your inbox every single weekday. The mailer, launched in October 2013, rounds up the ten most important CE and retail stories from around the web twice a week. You can sign up for …
Read More »PS4 has "slight momentum edge" over Xbox One in the US, analyst claims
Sony appears to have emerged as the narrow front-runner in the early days of the next-gen console war in the US. Sony’s PS4 clearly bounced back from our mixed early-2013 supply chain checks, and appears to have a slight momentum edge among core gamers, as demonstrated by premium prices on …
Read More »MCV Awards 2014: Lobbying guide
The MCV Awards return on Thursday, April 10th. But the journey towards a prize starts with making your achievments known to us. Here, we detail the criteria for each accolade and explain how you can get involved. KEY DATES Lobbying is open NOW.Friday, January 24th: Lobbying closesFriday, January 31st: Finalists …
Read More »PS4 out now in India
The PlayStation 4 is finally on sale in India, and Sony is already talking shortages. Several nation-wide retailers, including Landmark, Game4u and Games The Shop held midnight launches for the PS4 last night. The console retails at Rs 39,990, with the camera and Dualshock 4 peripherals priced at Rs 4,990 …
Read More »Games The Shop to hold PS4 midnight launch in Mumbai, Pune
Specialist games retailer Games The Shop has confirmed that it will hold a midnight launch for the PlayStation 4. Games The Shop will sell the console on the midnight of 6th January in five stores across Mumbai, Thane and Pune. The retailer also confirmed that PS4 launch titles Assassin’s Creed …
Read More »Solving the logistics issues in multiplayer games
How do we get players to play together in a manner that fits their schedules? This is a key logistical challenge a designer faces when building multiplayer games
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