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"If anything, I’d say it’s gone the other way," Reeves said
Read More »Video games ‘don’t need legitimising’, says Cyberpunk 2077 star Keanu Reeves
Frontier Developments reveals its next game will be based on “enduring” film series
Braben: "It is creatively stimulating, already has a high worldwide profile, and is a perfect match for our expertise."
Read More »Vainglory’s first World Championship heads to Hollywood
The first ever Vainglory World Championship will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood this December. Between the 2nd and 4th of December12 of the best Vainglory teams from across the world will fight for the title of world champions, and a nice chunk of cash. Hammers Velocity …
Read More »How Hollywood influenced Seraph developer Dreadbit
When MCV sat down to chat to Dreadbit’s founder and designer Daniel Leaver, he’s a very happy man. He had just managed to get his current game Seraph to run at 60 frames per second on PlayStation 4. This matters because the title is a fast-paced action game in the …
Read More »Firefly Games raises $10m to make mobile movie spin-offs
Developer-publisher also looking to expand into virtual reality and eSports
Read More »Alex McDowell to keynote first Vision VR/AR Summit
Production designer behind Watchmen, Man of Steel and Minority Report to lead new conference in February
Read More »Minecraft streamer buys $4.5m property in Hollywood – report
Popular Youtube content creator Jordan CaptainSparklez” Maron has reportedly purchased a $4.5m house in the Hollywood Hills. Variety reports the Minecraft-focused streamer has chosen a plot not far away from the Beverly Hills’ mansion Minecraft creator Notch purchased for a record $70m in December of last year. Maron’s YouTube channel …
Read More »Why a graphics specialist gave up Hollywood for games development
Karolis Mikalauskas talks us through his journey from computer animation in films to making games independently
Read More »Kabam establishes Los Angeles foothold with two acquisitions
Free-to-play giant purchases Tapzen and Magic Pixel Games
Read More »JJ Abrams ’emotionally hurt’ by developer’s Star Trek game
Video game detrimental to the success of movie Star Trek Into Darkness, claims director
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