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Cryss Leonhart, community manager at online game company Aeria Games Europe, tells us the lessons he has learnt moving from journalism to indie development, and eventually, community management. A while back, I was ready to pony up close to 30k for three years of heavy drinking and occasionally studying (if …
Read More »Accessories Update: Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai and Turtle Beach XO Seven Pro
This week, we get ready to rumble with a new fight stick for the PS4 and experience Superhuman Hearing with Turtle Beach’s new headset Hori Real Arcade Pro 4 Kai Ahead of a year full of fighting game releases on the PS4, including Dead or Alive 5: Last Round and …
Read More »Tickets available for February 19th MCV’s Women of the Year awards
There are still tickets left to our Women of the Year awards, which take place on the afternoon of February 19th. Just over a week ago we revealed our Top 100 Women in Games– and has proven to be one of the most popular features we’ve published. Later next month, …
Read More »Lis Welsh backs MCV Top 100 Women in Games & Women of the Year Awards
Lis Welsh Search and Selection has signed up as a sponsor for MCV’s Top 100 Women in Games Brit List and the Women of the Year Awards. The company has pledged its support as event partner for February’s Women of the Year Awards. I am so glad that, finally, there …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: The finalists revealed
After two months of lobbying from the UK games industry, the finalists for this year’s MCV Awards have been selected. The shortlist, listed in full below, has 71 different companies in the running for the various accolades. Warner, Ubisoft and Sony each have ten nominations, EA has nine, Nintendo scores …
Read More »New Year, New Job: Why work experience is a great start in the industry
Alex Gouldman’s time as an intern for industry charity GamesAid is shortly coming to a close. Here he tells us about his first steps into the games industry, and what he has learnt since he joined the charity last year. GamesAid is a fantastic organisation that seeks to harness the …
Read More »You can stream Xbox One games to Windows 10 PCs and tablets
Windows 10 will allow Xbox One players to stream their games through their PC and tablets, Microsoft has announced. The new built-in Xbox One app lets registered users view their library of games through multiple devices, as well as send messages, interact with friends and check achievements.Xbox Live is being …
Read More »eSports Pro kicks off in February – don’t forget to sign up
MCV’s new service dedicated to the world of competitive gaming launches in just over a week – so now’s the time to make sure you’re signed up. The start of February will see the introduction of eSports Pro, a new e-bulletin and alerts service that will look at the latest …
Read More »Comedian Romesh Ranganathan to host MCV Awards 2015
Up and coming comedian Romesh Ranganathan will be hosting this year’s MCV Awards. Ranganathan exploded onto the comedy scene in 2010, and in the last year he has appeared on Mock the Week, Live at the Apollo and Russell Howard’s Good News. The comedian will be unveiling the winners and …
Read More »Personal details of 1,800 Minecraft players leaked online
1,800 Minecraft accounts have been compromised by hackers, with players’ emails and passwords leaked online. According to a report in German publicationHeise, as translated byThe Guardian, the private details of each user has been published online in plain-text format. This means that, potentially, others can now long into a player’s …
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