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In 2015 the electronic entertainment market reached $91 billion in terms of revenues, and is expected to reach about $107 billion in 2017, according to Newzoo data. The PC segment constitutes as much as 37 per cent of this market, or about $34 billion. Intel estimates that the amounts spent …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016: In Pictures
Pictures from last night’s 2016 MCV Awards are now available to view online. Whether you were unable to attend and want to see your industry colleagues dressed up in all their splendour, or you were in attendance and want a reminder of how last night went, a full album of …
Read More »PlayStation, Warner Bros and Bethesda sweep MCV Awards 2016
Sports Interactive boss Miles Jacobson has been named Person of the Year at the MCV Awards 2016. In a tribute video to Jacobson, leading industry figures discussed his outstanding achievements with Sports Interactive, Championship Manager and Football Manager, plus his incredible work for the charities War Child and Games Aid. …
Read More »You can watch the MCV Awards 2016 live right here
Those unable to attend tonight’s MCV Awards don’t have to miss out, and can watch the entire ceremony on live-streaming service Twitch. The MCV Awards can be watched on Twitch either here, or on the embedded video player below. The awards will start at around 9:45pm tonight, with the grand …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 Finalist Profile: Trade Marketing Team
As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Trade Marketing Team category Activision Blizzard The Trade team have worked on a number of high profile launches, including Skylanders Superchargers, Guitar Hero Live, Transformers, Destiny …
Read More »Twitch to live-stream MCV Awards 2016
The great and the good of the UK games industry will tomorrow head to the Hilton Bankside Hotel, London for the MCV Awards 2016. But if you can’t make it, log on to Twitch.tv which will be live-streaming the entire event. The live-streaming video platform is also sponsoring the Digital …
Read More »UK eSports: How does the local scene compare to the global stage?
The eSports scene within the UK is an extremely exciting emerging sector, boasting a mix of promising young talent and ambition on one side, with a somewhat clique nature and a drop of British cynicism on the other. The biggest tournaments across the US, Europe and Korea boast multi-million dollar …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 Finalist Profiles: PR Team
As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the PR Team award… Activision The reveal of Black Ops 3 in April generated over 500 million OTS and was covered by UK’s top tier mainstream outlets, …
Read More »Rez, plz – The role of MMOs in esports
Just because a game is competitive and popular doesn’t mean that it makes a good esport. Look at massively multiplayer online role-playing games. MMORPGs thrive on multiplayer—it’s right there in the name—and financially, they’re a multibillion-dollar industry. Yet as far as esports are concerned, MMORPGs are little more than a …
Read More »Rocket League enters the esports world with Twitch-backed championship series
Rocket League now has a league of its own. Game-streaming sight Twitch and developer Psyonix announced today that the game will have its own championship series, giving the soccer/racer hybrid its own competitive league. Registration opens this month for the three-month season with a total prize pool of $75,000. This …
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