Tag Archives: in brief

Things couldn’t really have gone any better for Sony at last night’s Gamescom 2012 press conference. New IP? Check. New functionality? Check. Slick presentation? Check. New hardware? Well, no, there wasn’t any new hardware. Not quite yet, anyhow. Here’s a look at the last 24 hours in gaming: UK indie …

Considering yesterday’s news escapades, Capcom’s announcement of a brand new IP – Remember – with a great looking new female lead could hardly have been timed better. However, those hoping Gamescom will follow-up with an even bigger announcement in the shape of Half-Life 3 are heading for disappointment. And that’s …

The things that get said in this office could land people in a lot of hot water. That’s why we don’t say them to other journalists. And that, it appears, is the key mistake made by the Gearbox developer who chose to tell Eurogamer that the in-office name for an …

MCV has spent a lot of time this week lamenting the inability of big companies to tell it to us straight. Well, perhaps they were listening. Today we’ve bought you a refreshingly honest interview with Square Enix about what it got wrong with MMO title Final Fantasy XIV. On top …

Booya for Ouya, bender on Slender and minger for Zynga. Which roughly translated means that it’s been a great day for Ouya, a bad day for the MCV journalist forced to play horrific indie title Slender and really not the best 24 hours for Zynga. This is the news. Codemasters …

It’s a tough time in the games industry, as is evidenced by some shocking numbers from the UK High Street. Still, the news is quite different for digital retail, with Minecraft developer Mojang enjoying soaring profits and digital-only release NASCAR flying off the virtual shelves. Here’s a roundup of the …