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The lead system architect on the PS4 and Knack director Mark Cerny will deliver the conference keynote at this year’s Develop in Brighton. The talk, called Changing the game: Developing into the next generation, will look at the making of the PS4, the lessons learnt from previous console generations, the …
Read More »Skylanders named licence of the year at LIMA Awards
Activision’s Skylanders property was last night named as best licensed programme of the year at LIMA’s International Excellence Awards. Held on the first day of Licensing Expo in Las Vegas, Skylanders also walked away with the award for best character or toy brand. Other big winners included The Very Hungry …
Read More »Witcher dev CD Projekt Red opens new Polish studio
The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red has opened a new studio in Krakow, Poland, according to a job listing on the site. Adam Badowski, head of CD Projekt RED, gave sister siteDevelopthe following comment: This July, we are opening an office in Krakw. As we informed in our strategy outlook …
Read More »IO Interactive cuts half of staff, cancels all non-Hitman projects
Square Enix has laid off almost half of the employees at IO Interactive as part of significant changes” at the studio. In a statement passed on toMCV, a spokesperson for the studio said the Denmark-based company was moving toward a sole focus on the Hitman franchise, and as a result …
Read More »UK CHARTS: The Last of US is No.1
Sony’s widely acclaimed PS3 thriller The Last of Us is the UK number one game this week. The game has comfortably claimed the top spot, and helped drive a surge in the games market, which was worth 12.4m last week (stat calculated by MCV based on GfK/Chart-Track data). The market …
Read More »Download our E3 round-up issue now
The first post-E3 issue of MCV is now available digitally and will start to arrive with subscribers from tomorrow. Recapping the big stories and announcements this week, plus offering the latest product guides and industry analysis, you can get it via our app or here in your browser. In the …
Read More »SOURCEBOOK: Adcash profile
Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with advertising network Adcash. Adcash Sector:Monetization and Payment ServicesYear Established:2007Number of employees: 21Address:Kaupmehe 7-A10, 10114 Tallinn, EstionaPhone:+372 53481161 Key contacts:Thomas Padovani, CEO – thomas@adcash.comGregorio Machadino, General Manager – gregorio@adcash.comClmence Etienne, Sales Director – clemence@adcash.comJosepha Frier, Marketing Manager – …
Read More »VIDEO: PlayStation lays down the law: no restriction on pre-owned
Sony has pledged support for the second-hand games market in its E3 press conference today. At its E3 press conference the firm took a clear, deliberate opposing stance to Xbox. The format-holder outlined that it will not implement game licensing strategies or always on requirements for its consoles. SCEA boss …
Read More »SONY: PlayStation hosts first gameplay demo of Destiny
Bungie and Activision’s collaboration Destiny saw its first live gameplay demo on stage at Sony’s E3 press conference, running on the PS4. The game, a role-playing first-person shooter, is heading to PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, but the on-stage E3 demo gave the PlayStation 4 event something of …
Read More »SONY: Transistor and Oddworld remake lead PS4 indie line-up
Sony has demonstrated a convincing commitment to indie at its E3 press conference, calling numerous independent developers to the stage as it insisted that small studios and self publishing are vital to the PlayStation 4. Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida opened the discussion of indies at the event. "We are …
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