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The UK games industry can now nominate charities to receive thousands of pounds from GamesAid. But you can only do that if you’re a member of the charity. You can join for absolutely nothing right here. You need to be a member of the games industry to join. It has …
Read More »Opinion: Biggest Gamescom ever was what you made of it
The Gamescom numbers defied the experience somewhat. There were 345,000 visitors to the show, which is 10,000 up on last year’s figure. There were 806 companies, a rise of 14 per cent, and 33,200 trade visitors, a more modest increase of five per cent. But try telling that to the …
Read More »Xbox wins Cologne, but wants more of Europe
Microsoft won’t use the word ‘relaunch’ but that’s essentially what it has done with Xbox One. It has already cut the price, redesigned the controller and, come November, it will have introduced a new user interface and backwards compatibility, too. Outside of its casing, the Xbox One that gamers will …
Read More »Reminder: Games Media Awards nomination period ends this week
You have until the end of the working week to get your nominations in for the Games Media Awards 2015. The event returns on October 14th and marks the ninth annual outing of the always-talked-about event which champions the best in games editorial. After a successful revamp last year – …
Read More »GAME posts strong H2 despite hardware decline
GAME has increased its gross margins for the second half of its financial year As a result, it expects its full year financials to fall in line with expectations. GAME says it has improved its margins and is enjoying a profitable period, despite a decline in hardware revenues. Sales of …
Read More »Legends of Gaming event cut from three days to one
A new London games event that plays host to YouTube legends” has been cut from three days to one. Created be Endemol and Gadget Show Live organisers Upper Street Events, Legends of Gaming Live is to see YouTube personalities battle it out. There will also be upcoming games on show, …
Read More »Charles Cecil: ‘Adventure games never went away’
If you ever needed proof of the positive power of the digital revolution, then look no further than the adventure game. Seven years ago, the point-and-click adventure was a dead genre. There was a a Broken Sword here, a handful of budget releases there, but on the whole adventure games …
Read More »‘They originally pitched a different game’: how Square Enix discovered Life Is Strange
Developer Dontnod was trying to sell Square Enix a different game before deciding to show them Life Is Strange as an afterthought. The episodic game has achieved over 1m sales and has picked up multiple critical plaudits, including two prizes at last month’s Develop Awards. But it almost didn’t happen, …
Read More »Xbox: We have a killer game for every region in Europe
Xbox boasts that it has a game to suit every European territory. EMEA boss Neil Thompson stopped short of saying the company could take the No.1 position from PlayStation, which is currently dominating sales across the territory. But he did tell MCV @ Gamescom that the line-up for Christmas 2015 …
Read More »Skylanders Superchargers will ‘take the toy vehicle market by storm’, says Activision
Activision says its new Skylanders game will compete with the likes of Hot Wheels and Corgi. Skylanders Superchargers introduces planes, cars, submarines and boats to the toys-to-life franchise, which will see it moveinto the ‘vehicle’ category of toys. It’s an important move, says VP of Skylanders Josh Taub, because it …
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