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MCV offers the most comprehensive UK video game release schedule available. Here’s a round up of the most notable recent changes and upcoming games. Click here to see the full listing. Microsoft has announced a release date for the next chapter in its Gears of War franchise – Gears of …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to consoles merchandise
Console players are always keen on enhancing their gaming experience with the latest controller or the newest headset – and then brag about it on Reddit in an attempt to win the never-ending console war. Therefore, merchandise revolving around PlayStation 4 and Xbox One (and Wii U to a lesser …
Read More »International Factfile 2016: China
China is now the biggest video games market in the world. The Chinese industry had revenues estimated at more than $22.2bn (over 15.5bn) last year, according to data firm Newzoo, and outperformed the US for the first time. With over 446m players – which represent a third of the total …
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 »Sega to publish War Child compilation due this summer
The upcoming War Child video game compilation will be published by Sega and could even come to retail. The title is due out this summer and includes games made from Halo developers 343 Industries, Total War firm Creative Assembly, Worms makers Team17, Stealth Inc creators Curve and many more. The …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Justin Towell departs GamesRadar+
GamesRadar+’s reviews editor is now self-employed, EA names Laura Miele as EVP of global publishing and IO poaches Ubisoft director Ryan Barnard. Justin Towell departs GamesRadar+ Justin Towellhas just departed GamesRadar+ after ten years at Future to become self-employed. He joined the company in 2006, rising from editorial assistant to …
Read More »Check out our exclusive interviews with Remedy, TinyBuild and GAME in this week’s MCV
In this week’s MCV, we offer a complete guide to London Games Festival plus interviews with TinyBuild, GAME and Remedy. GAME boss Martyn Gibbs discusses the firm’s challenging 2015, TinyBuild muses on piracy as its latest game is illegally downloaded 1.6m times, while Remedy chats about its latest blockbuster Quantum …
Read More »Miles Jacobson’s rollercoaster year
22 years ago, Miles Jacobson entered Sports Interactive and landed his dream job working on Championship Manager. In the wake of his Person of the Year prize at the 2016 MCV Awards, he discusses his future in video games and looks back on a rollercoaster year. What does it mean …
Read More »The Big Game: Dirt Rally
18 years after the release of the first Colin McRae video game, the franchise finally comes to the new consoles. The rally driver’s name has not been used in the title since 2008’s Dirt 2, but with this new entry, Codemasters will feel it has a game to live up …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: The Pokémon Company evolves its PR team
ThePokmon Company strengthens its PR team, Sumo hires Karl Hilton to run its new studio and Future announces two appointments to its commercial and sales team. Enticknap and Bryant join ThePokmon CompanyUK team The firm behind the monster-catching series has just added two names to its PR team. First, Richie …
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