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The start of 2016 was rather positive for anti-piracy specialists Denuvo. The firm’s anti-tampering technology, which had been used on the likes of Just Cause 3, Lords of the Fallen and recent FIFA titles, was deemed so potent that in January, notorious Chinese cracking forum 3DM said that in two …
Read More »FIFA No.1 for third week, Gears of War 4 debuts at No.2
13 new games launched this week in the UK Top 40, with FIFA 17 coming out on top once again. According to GfK, over 80 new SKUs launched across the software, hardware and accessories charts. Software revenue rose ten per cent year-on-year. EA’s football title saw a 55 per cent …
Read More »Interview: When Dragon Quest met Minecraft
The latest Dragon Quest title, Builders, mixes the series’ RPG stylings with the gameplay of a little-known title called Minecraft. MCV speaks to producer Noriyoshi Fujimoto to find out more Tell me about Dragon Quest Builders. It is a sandbox RPG where the world is set in the Dragon Quest …
Read More »Virginia TV show or film would make ‘complete sense’, says developer
The co-creator of hit indie game Virginia says he would love to see it become a TV show or film. The story-driven title, by developer Variable State, draws heavy inspiration from 1990s TV programmes such as Twin Peaks and The X-Files. Thus, co-creator Jonathan Burroughs says it makes ‘complete sense’ …
Read More »ERA: 77% of UK players prefer boxed games
Digital may be the biggest sector in video games, but research from the Entertainment Retailers Association says that 77.1 per cent of UK consumers prefer their games in boxes. Writing for MCV, ERA boss Kim Bayley explained that British gamers are hugely in favour of physical releases for a variety …
Read More »Future’s purchase of Imagine is going ahead
The proposed acquisition of Imagine Publishing by Future has been given the green light. The Competition and Markets Authority has given the deal the go-ahead after wanting to take a closer look at its implications. Central to this investigation was a concern that the science fiction magazine market would take …
Read More »CCP cracks down on Eve Online gambling sites
The company behind Eve Online is latest firm to go on the attack against video game gambling sites. In a post on its development blog, CCP said it was making changes to Eve Online’s End User License Agreement (EULA), specifically the section about buying items and object. The firm has …
Read More »Danish conglomerate buys majority stake in Click Entertainment
London-based international games distributor Click Entertainment has a new majority stakeholder. Danish company Dangaard – owned by conglomerate the Fleggaard Group – has purchased a majority stake in the games firm. The amount Dangaardspent is undisclosed in the announcement. Click founder Jake Wright will continue to work as COO for …
Read More »Reigns developer wasn’t sure he could make a good free-to-play game
Designer Franois Alliot is a relative newcomer to video games. Having studied literature at university, he was a consultant for several years, but decided to give game development a shot after he moved to the UK with his partner in 2013. Forming developer Nerial, Alliot started with mobile puzzle game …
Read More »Respawn on Titanfall’s PS4 debut, its new story mode and facing Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty
When Titanfall launched in 2014, it was a new IP brimming with potential. Made by Respawn, a new developer formed from alumni of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare studio Infinity Ward, it looked like an interesting evolution of the first person shooter genre. Titanfall took the first-person shooter mechanics Respawn …
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