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UK retailer GAME says it is not looking to close stores in reaction to its financial results yesterday. The firm revealed adjusted earnings of 33.1m for the first half of its financial year (up until January 23rd), a drop of almost 10m on the same period a year before. The …
Read More »GAME’s profit and revenue fall during H1
GAME’s earnings were down by almost 10m for the half-year until January 23rd, 2016. The firm cited the ‘challenging UK market’ for the slump in earnings, which totalled 33.1m. The figure is a slight improvement on the profit warning GAME issued in January, when it predicted that its half-year results …
Read More »Bigpoint acquired by Chinese games giant Youzu
Online games giant Bigpoint has been acquired by Chinese games specialist Youzu Interactive. The deal will go through in April, subject to Chinese acquisition processes. Bigpoint is a specialist in free-to-play online and mobile games with offices around the world (including its native Hamburg, Lyon, Istanbul, San Francisco, Berlin and …
Read More »Dara O’Briain to host video games TV show on Dave
Hit Edinburgh stage show Go 8 Bit is coming to TV this autumn, and will be hosted by Dara O’Briain. Cannily titled: Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit, the show will consist of six episodes and be screened on TV channel Dave. Each episode will feature team captains Steve McNeil and …
Read More »Report: Sony working on updated PS4
According to a Kotaku story, Sony is working on a new version of PlayStation 4. The new machine will reportedly boast increased graphical power and will allow for games to run at a resolution of 4K. The rumour comes out of GDC, with Kotaku citing developer sources. The new machine’s …
Read More »"People thought I was insane" – The rise of Video Games Live
The first time I did Video Games Live, everyone thought I was completely insane,” begins Tommy Tallarico, founder and composer of the touring symphony that specialises in video game music. When we did our first show, I did it at the Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic. Critics were saying: …
Read More »Is E3 in trouble?
MCV speaks to Rich Taylor, the senior vice president of E3 organiser ESA, about the recent loss of Activision and EA from the expo’s show floor. EA and Activision have both decided not to hold a booth at E3 this year. It has raised questions within the trade over the …
Read More »Bigger than Star Wars: Is Yo-kai Watch about to conquer Europe?
Forget NX and smartphone games – the product that might just come to define Nintendo’s 2016 is a 3DS title. Yo-kai Watch is a monster of a Japanese phenomenon. Created by Level-5 (the company responsible for the Professor Layton series), the last Yo-kai Watch movie attracted more viewers in its …
Read More »Gamescom registrations up 60% for 2016 show
The organiser of Gamescom has reported an impressive start to its 2016 show. Koelnmesse say that it has had 60 per cent more registrations during its Early Bird period than it did in 2015. Businesses from 33 countries have already registered for the event, while Turkey will be this year’s …
Read More »Mike Bithell and Dan Pinchbeck headline Interface 2016 conference line-up
Award-winning indie developers Mike Bithell and Dan Pinchbeck will both be speaking at Interface this May. Mike Bithell is the multi-talented developer behind Thomas Was Alone and last year’s Volume. His talk, entitled: ’10 sure fire ways to maybe do interesting stuff that could work, possibly’, will offer tips he …
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