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Behold, the power of games testers. Back in 1993, Harlow-based devs Julian Gollop and his brother Nick were deep in development on UFO: Enemy Unknown – the first game in the XCOM series. Unfortunately the publisher they were working for, MicroProse, was bought out by Spectrum HoloByte. And the new …
Read More »Fred Prego on GAMEFest and its showdown with EGX
Last week, Gamer Network CEO Rupert Loman declared his disappointment in GAME. He was referring to the retailer’s new GAMEFest event, a consumer expo that will take place four weeks before his own EGX show… and at the same venue (Birmingham NEC). Upon making some allusions to the fact the …
Read More »Interview: Codemasters on Dirt Rally, Evolution and the company’s bright future
It’s been a tough few years for Codemasters. The UK-based outfit has struggled to get off the ground with the PS4 and Xbox One. Meanwhile, its ventures into non-racing territory – such as last year’s Overlord: Fellowship of Evil – proved disappointing. In fact, Codemasters closed its non-racing operations in …
Read More »Interview: What to expect from Gamescom 2016
Following a record-breaking Gamescom 2015, MCV speaks to the event’s project manager Tim Endres about what we can expect from this year’s Cologne-based trade show. This is the eighth Gamescom. How would you evaluate the show’s performance so far?Gamescom is a real success story. Since taking place in Cologne in …
Read More »Rupert Loman on GAMEFest, queues and the future of EGX
Gamer Network won the 2016 Events Team MCV Award for its work on EGX. We speak to founder and CEO Rupert Loman about the company’s past and upcoming shows, and its renewed rivalry with GAME. Why do you think you won the MCV award?EGX is a show that delivers a …
Read More »Beamdog CEO: ‘We never thought a transgender character was a big deal’
Studio boss Trent Oster discusses Dragonspear controversies and dealing with harassment
Read More »Games Centre: How the King in the North held his throne
This year, Scotland’s Games Centre walked away with the Independent Retailer prize at the MCV Awards for the fifth time in a row. With eight stores and a successful online business that delivers to over 50 countries, Games Centre is a force to be reckoned with in the UK independent …
Read More »‘New features are wasted if you don’t know what players want’
Halfbrick Studios and OtherLevels discuss the importance of player data and how using it will help retain your audience
Read More »Secret Source: Sperasoft on the future of outsourcing
Sperasoft CEO Igor Efremov reveals why the changing face of development is providing a fertile environment for studios to outsource work to other specialists
Read More »GAME’s CEO on surviving the turbulent games industry
Just before Christmas GAME warned its shareholders that sales had been lower than expected. The news of a disappointing festive period can be a critical blow to any retailer, but especially to one in a market like video games, which is so heavily dependant on Q4. The profit warning was …
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