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A new two-day consumer games exhibition is set to launch in Scotland during October next year. Based in Edinburgh at the International Conference Centre, Games Expo Scotland 2014 will house triple-A and indie games alike.The event will also feature developer sessions, competitions and retro games. Games Expo Scotland will take …
Read More »PC now the UK’s fastest growing games platform
Next-gen consoles finally have a competitor to be fearful of – the PC. UK trade body UKIE has revealed to MCV the latest data from its digital charts project, which shows that the market share for PC games (boxed and digital) has risen five per cent for the first half …
Read More »Charlie Brooker to host new video games show
Writer and comic (and former games journalist) Charlie Brooker is to host a new TV show about video games. It’s called How Video Games Changed The World and will be aired on Channel 4 at the end of November as part of a themed night dedicated to video games. Endemol’s …
Read More »30 Under 30 – 2013
They are the brightest minds and rising stars in games, retail, publishing, events, marketing PR and journalism. But who are they? MCV profiles the class of 2013, the UK games industry’s 30 under 30.. Ben PestellAge: 29Trade Marketing Manager, SCE UKBen Pestell joined the PlayStation UK team almost a year …
Read More »OPINION: Street date crisis says it all about retail’s future
Worrying about broken street dates might seem like a very Old World problem to many. But ‘tiny‘ issues like this matter more and more as games retail fights for a bigger part to play in the release of big titles. These days anyone can launch a game, but it’s not …
Read More »BAFTAs become consumer show
The Video Games BAFTAs have undergone a significant change in announcing that next year’s events will welcome consumers into the mix. The next British Academy Games Awards will take place on March 12th 2014 at a new venue, Tobacco Dock London. The event will for the sixth year running be …
Read More »Predicting the Q4 video game TV invasion
Ad specialist Generation Media takes a look at historical TV marketing data to predict the level of screen advertising we might expect from video games during Q4… PROJECTING THE SHAPE OF Q4 GAMES & CONSOLES TV MARKETING Whilst there has been a trend in recent years to start campaigns earlier …
Read More »Linux just one ‘killer’ game away from gaming explosion, DICE believes
All it will take is one ‘killer’ game for open-source OS Linux for the platform to make a significant mark on gaming. That’s according to DICE creative director Lars Gustavsson who told Polygon that the EA-owned studio would very much like the operating system to establish itself. "We strongly want …
Read More »Harrison: Digital future is unstoppable but retail will live on
Last week was a big week for Xbox One in the UK. Microsoft, desperate to escape the shadow of its botched Xbox One announcement, visited Eurogamer Expo to let UK consumers play its new console. In the opening keynote, Phil Harrison, the firm’s corporate VP, confidently told fans that Xbox …
Read More »Creative Skillset games industry survey deadline nears
Creative Skillset is asking game industry professionalsto provide feedback on matters affecting the sector. Members on the industry panels will be asked to complete a maximum of four surveys a year, all of which can be accessed online. Topics will cover issues such as skills gaps in the UK and …
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