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UK games execs have expressed concerns over reports that game downloads are being inadvertently blocked as part of a UK crackdown on porn. An automated firewall created by leading UK?internet firms – put in place as part of Prime Minster David Cameron’s child internet safety campaign – has reportedly blocked …
Read More »Future in doubt for Activision’s UK studio The Blast Furnace
Activision is in discussions over the future of UK Call of Duty mobile developer The Blast Furnace. That’s the careful wording from the global games publisher, which has begun an employee consultation process with the developer’s 47 staff. The Blast Furnace is best known for creating last year’s smartphone title …
Read More »Vita Slim confirmed for UK launch next week
The new slim PS Vita will launch in the UK in a matter of days, Sony has announced. This Vita, which was released in Japan last October, will replace the old model when it arrives on Friday February 7th. It carries a slightly lower RRP of 180, although this is …
Read More »MCV Salary Survey 2014: How much are you worth?
This year, our salary survey shows a slight increase in the average UK games industry yearly wage. AVERAGE UK GAMES INDUSTRY YEARLY SALARY: 30,653 Last year, we reported the average salary was 29,358. This year’s figure of 30,653 is broadly in line with the average UK games industry salary for …
Read More »PS4 and Xbox One help Argos smash festive records
Catalogue retailer Argos posted its best Christmas results in a decade with the help of video games. The retailer called out gaming – in particular Xbox One and PS4 – for helping it increase like-for-like sales by 3.6 per cent. Sales of tablets and white goods also improved significantly. The …
Read More »‘CES can offer game giants an audience that E3 cannot’
The biggest names in games are returning to CES to show off products to the ‘entire tech ecosystem,’ says the event’s organisers. The Consumer Electronics Show used to be a home for the games industry before the launch of E3 in 1995. But this year saw more video game companies …
Read More »Out of 500 influential Brits only two work in video games
They can make the most successful entertainment product of all time. They can be responsible for the biggest console launch ever. They can even change the UK National Curriculum. Just don’t call them influential. The Sunday Times, in association with Debretts, revealed the 500 most influential Britons last weekend, yet …
Read More »Alien resurrection: Creative Assembly’s horror gamble
Aliens: Colonial Marines received heavy criticism from fans after its release last year. So you’d understand if Sega decided to play it safe with its follow-up. Instead, this autumn’s Alien Isolation features just a single monster and is being built by a studio that has never made anything like it …
Read More »Slim PlayStation announcement next week
PlayStation UK is teasing a new ‘slim’ announcement for next week. The invitation to a breakfast event set to take place at 9am on January 30th simply reads: Following the biggest launch in PlayStation history,join us for an introduction to the slimmest.” What could it mean? Well if we were …
Read More »Pellett named new editor for PlayStation: The Official Magazine
GameMaster editor Matthew Pellett has been named editor of PlayStation: The Official Magazine. Pellett joined the team in 2007 as staff writer on Xbox World 360, he moved over to GamesMaster in October 2011 and worked his way into the editor’s chair. His replacement on GamesMaster will be announced ‘in …
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