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"It'll be interesting to see just how a market reacts to a more curated storefront"
Read More »A localised Steam China will offer a ‘more curated’ storefront than international versions
Sega cuts content from Yakuza remasters: ‘The perception of the LGBTQ community was different to how it is nowadays’
Sega is remastering Yakuza 3, 4 and 5, with the first title having launched at gamescom, but not all of the content made the cut, series producer Daisuke Sato tells MCV
Read More »Ubisoft praises ‘fantastic freedom’ from Vivendi and wants to invest in new IPs
Alain Corre, Ubisoft’s EMEA executive director, tells MCV@gamescom about the firm’s ambitions, with a particular focus on family-friendly new IPs, and the lessons the publisher has learnt from Starlink’s overambitious launch
Read More »CD Projekt Red on living up to expectations with Cyberpunk 2077: ‘We are feeling under pressure’
Cyberpunk 2077’s producer Richard Borzymowski talks to MCV@gamescom about CD Projekt Red’s approach to dealing with players’ anticipation and how developers should remain wary of promising too much
Read More »Xbox: ‘We have no plans to expand any upcoming first-party titles to any other consoles’
With Gears 5 heading to Steam, plus Ori and the Blind Forest being converted to Switch, Aaron Greenberg, GM of games marketing, clarifies Xbox’s first-party strategy to Seth Barton
Read More »Respawn CEO says devs ‘need to lead by example’ following angry clash between Apex Legends devs and players
"Some of our folks crossed the line with their comments"
Read More »Green Man Gaming on lack of LGBTQ+ representation in games: ‘Given the size of the audience, it begs the question: why?’
Green Man Gaming’s answer to toxic behaviour in the community is coming in game form: Pride Run. David Clark tells MCV@gamescom about what led the publisher to pick up the LGBTQ+ project
Read More »Ubisoft Blue Byte wants to establish The Settlers ‘as a global franchise’
The Settlers will return to PC in 2020 after a decade hiatus. MCV@gamescom talks to MD Benedikt Grindel about how Ubisoft Blue Byte wants to duplicate Anno’s success with the franchise thanks to the opportunities presented by Asian markets
Read More »Gamescom to stay in Cologne – most likely until 2022
Updated: Gamescom will move back in a week for 2020 – 25th to the 29th of August
Read More »Apply now for the EGX Student Game Jam
Deadline closes September 15th
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