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Read More »Epic Games has a new UK studio
Epic Games is setting up shop in the UK, MCV’s sister site Develop has revealed. The tools and development powerhouse, known for its popular Unreal Engine as well as blockbusters like the Gears of War series, has established a UK base of operations. Epic Games UK will be led from …
Read More »Epic Games opens UK studio
Unreal Engine and Gears of War firm integrates long-time partner Pitbull into its operations
Read More »GAME is winning back market share from supermarkets
High Street retailer GAME has clawed back some of the UK’s video game market share from supermarkets. That’s according to Kanter Worldpanel, which found that for the 12 weeks ending July 6th GAME boosted its share of the physical games, movie and music market by 1.1 per cent year-on-year. Amazon …
Read More »The Last of Us: Remastered is No.1 and 2014’s 5th biggest launch so far
Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us: Remastered has debuted at the top of the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. The game is the fifth biggest release of 2014 to date and also the fourth ever biggest on PS4, just behind InFamous: Second Son. The school summer holidays and …
Read More »Xbox Gold not needed for EA Access unless you want to play online; UK prices confirmed
Xbox One owners don’t need Xbox Live Gold membership to buy into EA Access -that is, unless they want to play online. EA Access is a new subscription service that grants members unlimited access to certain EA titles and discounts on EA digital purchases. Any Xbox One gamer can join …
Read More »Games vs Video vs Music vs Books
Data collected by research firm Kantar Worldpanel provided to MCV shows how UK consumers enjoyed various forms of entertainment – in terms of units – in the 12-week period ending May 11th 2014. Physical books still command the largest market share, with a huge 25.7 per cent of UK residents …
Read More »Vita title Freedom Wars will get boxed release after fan pressure
Freedom Wars had been scheduled for a digital-only release on Vita in Europe, but Sony has changed its mind. You’ve let us know here on PlayStation Blog, on forums and on social media that you really wanted to see a full title card release for the game,” Sony social man …
Read More »Vita IS a triple-A machine in Japan but Western future remain unclear, Sony says
Sony is confident about the Vita’s future prospects in Japan, but is less certain about its place in the Western market. The handheld routinely vies it out with 3DS for supremacy in the weekly Japanese hardware charts. The story is completely different in the UK, however, where weekly sales are …
Read More »Games industry investment swings back to the UK
Australia and Quebec developers hit by significant funding and subsidy cuts as Nordic Game Program also ends
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