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Nintendo is going all-out to support, Super Mario Maker, which launches tomorrow (September 11th). The platform holder is planning a huge promotion for the game spanning into 2016. I’d say our marketing push is on the same kind of level as [Mario Kart 8],” Nintendo UK product manager Remy van …
Read More »‘Q1 2016’s superb line-up shows what can be done during the traditionally quiet time of the year.’
UK games retail is hopeful that the Q4 excitement will continue into next year thanks to a ‘superb’ line-up of titles coming to stores in Q1 2016. The post-Christmas quarter brings with it blockbuster titles such as Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst (pictured), …
Read More »It’s games journalism, but not as we know it
The games media is in the middle of a considerable change. With Wikias, forums and YouTube personalities, there are more places to get information about the latest releases than ever before. So in this new age, journalists are having to change up the way they cover games. The influence of …
Read More »GameStop could yet hit UK High Street
Retail giant GameStop could still make a bricks and mortar UK move – with a range of merchandise shops. It acquired US website ThinkGeek in June for 92m, and is opening the first ThinkGeek physical shop in Florida this month. It also operates Zing Pop Culture, a range of Australian …
Read More »Read about the new breed of games journalism in this week’s MCV
As consumers turn to an ever-growing number of sources for their games knowledge, the traditional games media has had to change how it reports on the medium. MCV speaks to a number of outlets including Kotaku UK and Videogamer about how games journalism is evolving. We also speak to Turn …
Read More »YouTube vs Twitch: The battle for the billion dollar streaming market
Last week, Google launched YouTube Gaming. It’s a site dedicated to games video. All gaming content from YouTube is available on the platform, and live-streaming has been made easier than before. It’s an enticing proposition that capitalises on the site’s already huge games audience. Games-related content is amongst YouTube’s most …
Read More »Ubisoft to open theme park in Malaysia
Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has anounced its intention to open a theme park in Malaysia. According to a post on the Ubi Blog, the attraction will be situated in the nation’s capital of Kuala Lumpur. It’s set to open in 2020 and will be 10,000 square meters in size. Unsurprisingly …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid V debuts at No.1 in the UK, 72 per cent of sales on PS4
Konami’s Metal Gear Solid V debuts at the top of the charts this week, but it failed the beat the Week One sales of both the Batman: Arkham Knight and The Witcher III. It is also the best-selling week one for the series so far, beating the sales of Metal …
Read More »‘YouTube Gaming can catch up with Twitch’
YouTube’s new Gaming portal is a genuine threat to Twitch, warn prominent video journalists. Although YouTube comfortably leads the market with video-on-demand content, Twitch has become the platform of choice for live-streaming. Something YouTube hopes to change. YouTube is late to the party, but I’d never discount it as it …
Read More »Nominations open for this year’s MCV 30 Under 30
MCV’s 30 Under 30 returns next month. We are calling upon the UK games industry to nominate those you feel deserve a place in MCV’s list, which recognises the 30 most-ambitious and worthy young men and women in the UK games industry. MCV’s 30 Under 30 is open to all …
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