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A top award voted for by consumers is just one of the key changes to this year’s Games Media Awards. The Games Media Awards, now in their eighth year, return on October 15th and take place at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom. All the award categories have been overhauled, plus this …
Read More »Games Media Awards: Your guide on how to enter
There are ten different prizes up for grabs at this year’s Games Media Awards, and here’s how you can put yourself forward for consideration. Below, we’ve written a breakdown for each award – who is eligible, how to enter, the criteria and the judging process. READ CAREFULLY – we’ve updated …
Read More »Find out how Oculus plans to rule the world in this week’s MCV
The latest MCV is now available online – this week we talk to virtual reality firm Oculus about its plans for global domination. We also speak to EA DICE’sKarl-Magnus Troedsson about the latest Battlefield game and the developers new studios. In our Insight section this week PCR’s Dom Sacco tells …
Read More »Two weeks to get involved in MCV’s Gamescom daily issues
Only two weeks remain to get involved with the daily MCV @ Gamescom magazines at this year’s show. The team behind the weekly MCV and MCVuk.com will produce three editions of MCV @ Gamescom during the trade days of the games fair, which runs from August 13th to 17th in …
Read More »Bing founder becomes EA’s new CTO
EA has appointed Bing founder Ken Moss as its new chief technology officer. He will lead the organisation and strategy for EA’s Digital Platform and Information Technology divisions.He replaces former CTO Rajat Taneka, who left the publisher last year to join Visa. Moss most recently worked at eBay, where he …
Read More »INSIGHT: What the new consumer laws mean for etail
Nic Murfett, interactive entertainment and sports groups associate at London law firm Harbottle & Lewis, explains what the new digital content laws are – and what they mean for online retailers.. In November 2011 the European Commission published its Directive on Consumer Rights which clarifies the protections afforded to consumers …
Read More »Team 17 nearly lost Worms IP to publisher
Team17 was nearly forced to surrender its famous Worms IP in the late 1990s after signing a deal with a publisher, the studio’s MD has revealed. In her latest Develop column, Debbie Bestwick said her company has faced losing the franchise twice, the closest in the late 1990s. She said …
Read More »INSIGHT: Could Android TV hurt consoles?
Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games research at IHS Technology, questions whether Google’s latest Android-powered bid for the living room can disrupt the console rule of the PS4 and Xbox One… Google has announced a new version of its TV and set-top box solution, named Android TV, and in doing so …
Read More »Read about the future of games retail in this week’s MCV
The latest MCV is now available and this week we look at how games retail has changed over the last few years and why we need specialist games stores. We also announce our new event, Games Retail 2020, which is going to look at the future of games retail. In …
Read More »Rob Pardo leaves Blizzard
Blizzard’s chief creative officer Rob Pardo has left after 17 years with the studio. Pardo’s credits include StarCraft, World of Warcraft and Diablo 3, plus a number of other titles. After 17 years at Blizzard, with long and careful contemplation, I have made a difficult and bittersweet but ultimately exciting …
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