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To truly call something a trend, at least three things along a similar theme need to occur. This proves that individual events were not simply random. And one trend this summer is that British indies sure know how to make a digital smash hit. Over just a few weeks we …
Read More »Konami vet Cox joins new studio Fish in a Bottle
Former Konami studio head David Coxhas joined digital production company Fish in a Bottle in an effort to grow its core games business. Cox worked at Konami for 17 years, joining in 1997 as UK product manager. He then rose to European product manager in 1999, before becoming studio head …
Read More »Ian Livingstone joins Sumo Digital
Developer Sumo Digital has appointed games industry legend Ian Livingstone CBE as a non-executive chairman. That’s according to GI.biz, who says that Livingstone is one of two hires the LittleBigPlanet 3 and Forza Horizon 2 360 edition studio has made. This the latest in a long list of executive position …
Read More »Final episode of Life is Strange dated
Developer Dontnod has said it is ‘aiming’ to launch the fifth and final episode of Life is Strange next month. Taking to the official Square Enix blog, the title’s producer Luc Baghadoust said that the developer is ‘aiming’ for an October 20th release date. The final episode will be called …
Read More »Plague Inc back on top in iPad and iPhone charts
Ndemic Creations’ disease-based strategy game Plague Inc is No.1 this week in the iPhone charts, and takes second place in the iPad Top Ten. Last week the title was No.7 in the iPhone ranks, while it wasn’t in the iPad Top Ten. Plague Inc debuted on iOS in May 2012, …
Read More »Destiny: The Taken King crowned No.1 in the UK
The first boxed expansion for Activision’s Destiny debuts at No.1 in the UK, according to data from GfK Chart-Track. This is the publisher’s first time at the top spot since Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare in Week Six of this year. The PlayStation 4 SKU took the lion’s share of …
Read More »Fighting talk: Capcom’s 2015 comeback
When MCV spoke to Capcom at the start of 2015, the firm was in high spirits. The Japanese publisher had a busy release schedule following a quiet 2014, in which the company released little of note. That in turn followed a 2012 and 2013 which had seen entries in its …
Read More »Konami convinced PES can catch up with FIFA
Konami says it is closing the gap between its PES series and EA’s football blockbuster, FIFA. Speaking to MCV, the publisher said it wants to be the industry leader in terms of soccer titles. Reviews for PES 2016 are now out, with critics praising the title. We’re definitely catching up …
Read More »The Hut Group reorganises games and tech team with new recruits
Zavvi’s parent company The Hut Group has restructured its games and tech team, with key new recruits. Former senior buyer Mike Fethers will lead the new team as head of technology and games. He is joined by Martyn Plant, who has been appointed junior buyer. Plant has been part of …
Read More »Publishers have learnt nothing from broken game fiasco, warn bug testers
Major games this Christmas could launch with crippling bugs, just like in 2014. That’s the warning from leading games testing firms, who insist too many publishers have not learnt their lessons from Q4 last year, which saw a number of titles arriving with game-breaking issues, such as Halo: The Master …
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