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Britain’s broadband is more than capable of offering on-demand gaming, MCV has been told. UK regulator Ofcom and games streaming specialist OnLive believe the roll out of fibre optic broadband has opened up streaming to more gamers than ever. It follows the announcement of PlayStation Now at CES last week. …
Read More »Twitch adds 15m viewers in just six months
The rise of Twitch isn’t new to anyone in the games industry. But the latest numbers are simply astronomical. Gamers are now watching over 12 billion minutes of Twitch content every month – a figure that has doubled since 2012. That’s an average of 106 minutes every day. But it’s …
Read More »UKIE disputes Government’s games industry shrinkage claims
The UK game industry shrunk by nearly half in 2012 compared to 2011, according to figures released by the department for Culture, Media and Sport. The economic contribution in 2012 (or gross value added) was 540 million. During 2011 however, the industry was valued at 946 million. This means there …
Read More »SOURCEBOOK: Premier Communications profile
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Premier Communications. Premier Communications Sector: Promotional ServicesYear Established:1990Address: The Studio, Tite Hill, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0NBPhone number: 01784 432203 Key contacts: Julie Alderton – julie@premcomms.co.ukRichard Tidsall – rich@premcomms.co.uk Website: www.premcomms.co.ukEmail: premier@premcomms.co.ukTwitter:@premcomms At Premier Communications, we think of …
Read More »HMV’s iconic Oxford Street store closes
The retailer’s flagship store closes its doors today for the last time after 30 years. HMV’s 150 Oxford Street store had been the world’s biggest music store, but new owner Hilco has opted to close the site in favour of a smaller location, which will be based at 363 Oxford …
Read More »Silicon Knights’ appeal dismissed in Epic case
The United States Court of Appeal has ruled against Silicon Knights’ appeal of a lower court decision which awarded a total of $9.2m in damages and legal fees to Epic Games. TheJanuary 6th decisionis almost certainly the final battle in the fight between the Unreal Engine maker and the studio …
Read More »State of Decay’s Undead Labs signs with Microsoft
Microsoft has entered into a multi-year, multi-title agreement" with State of Decay developer Undead Labs. Studio founder Jeff Strain broke the news in acompany blog post, and while most details won’t be revealed until later in the year, he hinted strongly that the deal involves the State of Decay IP. …
Read More »Doors close at 2K’s Prague studio
2K Czech is set to close its Prague studio and will lay off a number of staff, the publisher has confirmed. As reported byEurogamer, some of the studio’s employees are being relocated to its Brno office. Ten "key" development staff from the Czech offices are also being transferred to the …
Read More »It’s not finished and had no marketing – yet DayZ wins Xmas sales race
The biggest game of Christmas was released on just one platform, had no marketing and it isn’t even finished yet. While the official charts claim FIFA 14 and Cut The Rope 2 were the biggest games of Christmas, Dean Hall’s PC-only DayZ shifted nearly 1m units and made over 20m …
Read More »Carmack heading Oculus VR internal dev program
Oculus VR is hiring game developers to work with John Carmack on the virtual reality headset manufacturer’s internal development program. Carmack joined the company as CTO last year and has since left his long-time role at id, where he helped develop classics like Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, to work …
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