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Train Simulator firm Dovetail Games has announced a deal with Microsoft to bring some of its future games to Xbox One and Windows 10. The UK developer plans to bring its new Train Simulator title, Dovetail Games Fishing and Dovetail Games Flight Simulator to Microsoft’s platforms as a part of …
Read More »Our last MCV @ Gamescom Daily is out – read about Halo Wars 2, Street Fighter V and more
The third and final MCV @ Gamescom magazine for this year’s show in Cologne is available for you to read – for free – right now. We go out with a bang in the last issue, featuring looks at some of this year’s biggest hitters – Fallout 4, Star Wars …
Read More »Accessories Update: SmaAcc Power Bank for DualShock 4 and Hori’s Zelda Mario Kart 8 Wheel
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, PS4 pads can bank on SmaAcc for power and Hori has a golden delight for Zelda fans SmaAcc Power Bank for DualShock 4 Controller No player likes it when their controller runs out of battery mid-game, …
Read More »Want to know more about Xbox, Rock Band and Fallout 4? Read our second MCV @ Gamescom Daily now
The second MCV @ Gamescom Daily is available for you to read for free right this second. The Digital Edition of the special edition magazine includes an interview with Xbox, where it claims that it has the perfect game for every country in Europe, as well as news about Rock …
Read More »Forza 6 is ‘the biggest and most realistic’ game in the racing franchise yet
Forza Motorsport 6 will be the biggest and most realistic entry in the series yet, says Turn 10 Studios content director John Wendl. Unveiled at Microsoft’s press event last night, the developer revealed that the series will now include night-time racing and wet weather conditions that significantly impact gameplay. This …
Read More »International Factfile 2015: Greece
It’s no secret that Greece has struggled financially in recent years but, despite the tough market, the country’s local games industry is managing to achieve growth. Research outlet PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believes that in the five years between 2013 and 2018, Greece’s video games market will experience a compound average growth …
Read More »Quantum Break, PlayStation, VR and more: read the first MCV @ Gamescom 2015 Daily for free
You can read the first MCV @ Gamescom Daily for this year’s show in Cologne for free right now. Head over to our Digital Edition for the Daily to check out an interview with PlayStation Europe chief Jim Ryan, as well as an in-depth look at the prospects for virtual …
Read More »International Insight: Germany
As the games industry heads to Cologne for Gamescom, Timm Walter, senior manager at local industry body GAME, examines the struggle of Germany’s local market Germany is huge, and thus the German games market is one of the biggest worldwide. Germany’s estimated sales revenue in 2015 for games was €3.27 …
Read More »Micropayments, they grow up so fast: How in-game purchases have evolved to survive
Karl MacGregor, VP of digital content at Worldpay, examines how in-game purchases have moved with the times in order to remain one of the hottest topics in today’s industry Digital gaming is where micropayments have no-doubt seen the highest adoption rate. Digital wallets, subscription services and aggregation models have been …
Read More »Accessories Update: Gioteck LP-01 headset and Roccat Taito Control mousepad
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, Gioteck talks up its latest headset and Roccat takes control with a new mousepad Gioteck LP-01 headset For players looking for a more compact alternative to an over-ear headset, Gioteck is offering its latest single-ear Bluetooth …
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