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South Park Studios is attempting to stop the sale of the publishing rights for its new game, The Stick of Truth. The auction for THQ’s assets began yesterday, with rumours suggesting Sega is after Dawn of War and Companies of Heroes developer Relic – which is the biggest creative rival …
Read More »Jurgen Post: Digital comes first for new Sega
2013 will be the first full year for the new Sega: a big publisher that focuses on digital first, complemented by select boxed brands. MCV asks European COO Jurgen Post how these plans will come to fruition this year.. The restructure Sega announced last year showed a focus on digital …
Read More »UK retail eyes up Steam Box and Nvidia Shield
UK retailers have told MCV that they are keen to stock Valve’s Steam-box and Nvidia’s Shield. A Steam-box style product named Piston and Nvidia’s new console Shield was showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, putting pressure on Microsoft and Sony who have yet to lift the lid on …
Read More »We reveal the 100 best selling games of 2012 in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …
Read More »Sega’s Creative Assembly lands Warhammer licence
Total War developer Creative Assembly has been handed the Warhammer licence by owner Sega. A new multi-title licensing agreement with IP owner Games Workshop has led to the formation of a new development team within the studio, with the first game scheduled to launch from beyond 2013”. Other video game …
Read More »London Games Conference 2012: All the news here
All the stories from leading industry execs including Phil Harrison, John Clark and Sean Decker
Read More »Steam amasses 50 million users
LGC12: Big Picture mode garners 500,000 subscribers while Steam Workshop attracts 106 million community contributions
Read More »Sega shares strategies for Steam success
LGC12: Steam is 'an incredible growth platform', says John Clark
Read More »Sega shares Steam strategies
Sega knows a thing or two about succeeding with the biggest digital distributor in the world. And it shared some of that insight last night. In a talk at the London Games Conference, the firm’s digital distribution VP John Clark ran through the ways Sega is using Steam to sell …
Read More »London Games Conference – follow live updates on Develop today
Microsoft's Phil Harrison, EA's Sean Decker, Google, Twitter and Sega all set to speak at key industry event
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