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Video broadcasting platform Twitch has struck a new partnership with Mojang to make it easier to stream Minecraft videos. Announcing the news at MineCon, the Twitch integration will affect the PC and Mac versions to enable users to broadcast games at the click of a button. The service is expected …
Read More »PlayStation Access joins Yogscast
Yogscast has announced PlayStation Access has joined the gaming channel. The switch will also see the dedicated PlayStation Access team of Nathan Ditum, Robert Pearson, David Jackson move across to Yogscast, supported by PlayStation UK digital and community manager Hollie Bennett. Sony’s editorial and video platform unveiled the new-look team …
Read More »Join the games elite at London Games Conference
Iconic games, media and entertainment firms have confirmed their place at next week’s London Games Conference. Activision, Disney, GFK, Konami, Mediacom, Multiplay, Penguin Digital, Sega, Wikia and Yogscast are just a few of the companies with execs in attendance. If you want to join them, hurry: few tickets remain. Click …
Read More »VIDEO: Megan Fox stars in live-action Call of Duty: Ghosts trailer
Call of Duty: Ghosts is out tomorrow, and Activision has launched a new hype-inducing trailer to boot. The publisher has even recruited Hollywood starlet Fox to make a cameo appearance in the new live-action video. Epic Night Out, as it’s called, has a group of four average Joes blast their …
Read More »Read how the PC is now the UK’s fastest selling games platform in this week’s MCV
This week’s issue of MCV features UKIE’s latest PC download data, along with a look back at the history of Call of Duty. The next-gen consoles will have some stiff competition as they launch later this month, as the PC became the fastest-selling platform in the UK throughout the first …
Read More »Capcom forecasts 1.2m Dead Rising 3 sales
Dead Rising 3 will sell over 1.2 million copies on Xbox One, says Capcom. The publisher revealed the figures in its latest financial document, which also detailed the Japanese firm’s report for the first half of the financial year ending 31st March 2014. The expectations fall short of previous entries …
Read More »GungHo struck by sales decline
Quarterly sales and profits at Puzzle & Dragons developer and publisher GungHo have fallen 12 per cent to $238m during the last quarter, according to the company’s latest financials. As reported bySerkan ToTo, sales only fell slightly by five per cent to $424m compared to the previous quarter. It was …
Read More »Scotland gets new games expo
A new two-day consumer games exhibition is set to launch in Scotland during October next year. Based in Edinburgh at the International Conference Centre, Games Expo Scotland 2014 will house triple-A and indie games alike.The event will also feature developer sessions, competitions and retro games. Games Expo Scotland will take …
Read More »Farewell Stuart
After more than 15 years and 762 issues of MCV, Stuart Dinsey departs the company he founded. The UK games industry pays tribute to an industry legend.. Rod Cousens, Codemasters His success was born out of his rawness and not accepting No. His success was born out of relationships and …
Read More »Xbox 360 MCV Quiz is back for Xmas
Places are now available at the Xbox 360 MCV Christmas Pub Quiz and Party. The event takes place on Tuesday, November 26th and will be held at Minster Exchange in London, near Bank and Monument. Guests can expect a battle of wits against the industry’s publishers, retailers, suppliers and the …
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