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Mafia should really be 2K’s biggest franchise. It has a brilliant name and is an open-world crime game, which is perhaps the most popular genre in the world. It certainly sounds like it has more potential than 2K’s other huge sellers, such as the stylised, and frankly unusual, Borderlands and …
Read More »Konami expects PES sales bounce following critical acclaim
Its week one physical sales may have been lower, but Konami believes that the quality of PES 2017 will turn things around for its famous football franchise. The firm told MCV that it is on a mission to change perceptions about the series, which for a period had fallen behind …
Read More »BioShock: The Collection tops UK chart, PES 2017 debuts at No.2
2K Games had a big week at UK physical retail last week with two brand new titles in the Top 10. BioShock: The Collection – a compilation of the original three BioShock games for PS4 and Xbox One – debuted at No.1 in the UK charts. Meanwhile the publisher’s basketball …
Read More »GamesAid raises £954,000 for ten UK charities
UK games industry charity GamesAid has managed to raise a massive 954,000 in the last year, smashing its previous funding record. Last night (Thursday, September 15th), the organisation handed out cheques of 95,400 to ten different UK organisations – more than GamesAid has ever before. Those receiving donations from GamesAid …
Read More »Oculus’ Rubin on the Rift’s first year and its High Street launch
2016 has witnessed VR become a reality. Already this year, the consumer versions of Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and PlayStation VR have been priced, with the former pair made available to consumers directly via their websites. Now the Oculus Rift is finally coming to UK retail on September 20th following …
Read More »Wired Productions’ Leo Zullo on We Sing and trying to find the next indie hit
After a six-year break, Wired is bringing back the We Sing karoake game brand. The firm has teamed up with publisher Nordic Games and developer Le Cortex to form a brand new company, the aptly titled We Sing Productions, entirely focused on this venture. Sometimes a break from an IP …
Read More »European boss Jurgen Post on Sega’s return
Stormrise, Viking: Battle of Asgard, Condemned, Planet 51, The Golden Compass, Iron Man, Let’s Tap, The Incredible Hulk… There was a period in Sega’s recent history where it released a seemingly endless number of (often not very good) games. Financially, the strategy worked for a while, specifically during the Wii …
Read More »IGN co-founder Peer Schneider on the media giant’s 20-year evolution
Today, IGN is one of the largest and most influential games media brands around. There are 29 editions of the site across the world. Its content is read in 22 languages and in 112 countries. In total, IGN attracts 75m unique users a month. That’s just from its website, too …
Read More »When Mega Man met Metroid: Microsoft’s Joseph Staten on Xbox’s new IP ReCore
The pitch for Microsoft’s latest new IP ReCore is a simple one. According to its lead writer, Bungie alumnus Joseph Staten, it consisted of Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune and Mark Pacini, a veteran of Metroid Prime maker Retro Studios, wanting to combine the best parts of those series for …
Read More »YouTube stars talk scandals, legitimacy and the future
At this point, it’s hardly a secret that YouTube is a force to be reckoned with. The platform is a huge part of the media with personalities like PewDiePie attracting audiences that dwarf the biggest shows on traditional television. It’s a huge part of promoting pretty much anything new, with …
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