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A mere two days remain to getyour lobbying infor the 2015 MCV Awards. Lobbying for the 2015 MCV Awards ends thisFriday, January 16th at 5pm. That’s right – those of you wanting to put forward your suggestions for this year’s hotly-contested prizes including Games Retailer, New Games Brand, PR Team …
Read More »TIGA: Video games should be given ‘cultural’ status
Media Molecule backs trade body in call for games to be classified alongside film and TV
Read More »‘There’s still life in retro games’
Simply pass a storefront stocked with N64, PlayStation and Dreamcast games with older gamers in tow and you’ll be able to see that retro is very much still in fashion. The accompanying chorus of phrases like ‘I remember playing this as a kid’ and ‘I put so many hours into …
Read More »Why is there no PC keynote at E3?
PC gaming may be the forgotten sector of the modern PC market, but it’s also the most financially important. That’s according to Green Man Gaming’s Darren Cairns who told an audience at Games Retail 2020 today that, according to Juniper Research, PC, handheld and console revenues will hit $43.2bn by …
Read More »QWOP creator reckons iPhone 6 will lead to poorer mobile games
Apple may have bowed to pressure and upped the size of the screen on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but this may be to the detriment of the games. That’s according to the creator of QWOP Bennett Foddy who told Polygon that there’s a reason why gaming is …
Read More »Apple Watch’s first game is iArm Wrestle Champs
The gaming credentials of the new Apple Watch remain to be seen, but the device does at least have its first official title in the works. iArm Wrestle Champs, as the name suggests, is an arm wrestling game that’s already available for smartphones courtesy of developer Flying Tiger Entertainment. Its …
Read More »Spec Ops and Evolve writer quits triple-A games
The writer behind Spec Ops: The Line and upcoming shooter Evolve has quit triple-A games development. Announcing his departure viaTwitter, writer Walt Williams left 2K Games last week after almost a decade with the company. He claimed he will still be involved in the games industry, but will also be …
Read More »Digital games are more environmentally damaging than physical games
Downloading games actually has a larger environmental impact than buying them physically, a new report has claimed. A study called The Carbon Footprint of Games Distribution in the Journal of Industrial Ecology says that more energy is used in the playing of games than the production or distribution of them. …
Read More »BuzzFeed wants to make casual games
Viral content website BuzzFeed has announced it is forming a team of developers that will create casual games specifically for the site, according to VentureBeatreports thatBuzzFeed’s VP of product Chris Johanesen said the company wants people not to just consume media through the site but engage with it as well, …
Read More »Pay your way: the latest payment methods at games retail
The digital age has given rise to a multitude of new payment and monetisation products and services for retailers. MCV speaks to experts in the sector about the latest methods on offer It goes without saying that getting paid is without a doubt the most important thing for any retailer …
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