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State of the art venue to host Overwatch, Hearthstone and act as WoW Arena venue before BlizzCon finals
Read More »Blizzard open esports arena in Los Angeles
Submissions open for 2016 Unity Awards
Ceremony takes place on November 1st during Unite LA
Read More »E3 2016 roundup: violence, drama and million dollar events
Do you remember when EA ‘wasn’t at E3′? It was an entertaining story for a while, until we ended up in LA, and saw that the apparently AWOL EA had actually taken over five floors of its own venue, before it held a press conference that took place across two …
Read More »Ubisoft actually answers the question on how big they think VR will be
Every time we ask a games publisher how big they think VR will be, we receive shrugged shoulders and a few platitudes about how transformative it is to play. Until we asked Ubisoft. It just said: About 2.5m to 3.5m units in the first year.” The answer came from David …
Read More »E3 2015: All the news in one place
Shenmue III, Final Fantasy VII, The Last Guardian and heaps of new IP – it's all happening in Los Angeles
Read More »Kabam establishes Los Angeles foothold with two acquisitions
Free-to-play giant purchases Tapzen and Magic Pixel Games
Read More »Konami opens Metal Gear-focused LA development studio
Overtly Japanese stealth game series Metal Gear Solid is looking westward. Konami has announced the opening of a new Los Angeles based development studio. Chief amongst its residents will be a Kojima Productions team whose remit will be to work on future Metal Gear titles, including the upcoming Metal Gear …
Read More »E3 2014 dated as expo records highest attendance figures since restructure
A whopping 48,200 people – encompassing journalists, retailers, analysts and other games industry professionals – visited the halls of E3 2013 in Los Angeles this week. This is the highest number of attendees since organiser the Entertainment Software Association restructured the expo back in 2009, reverting it back to its …
Read More »E3 2013: The Ultimate Survival Guide
This time next week, E3 will be all over. Blink and you’ll miss it. So are you sure you’re ready for the busiest week in the gaming calendar? MCV is here to help. We’ve already provided you with a complete breakdown of the big press conferences from publishers and platform …
Read More »Square Enix LA hit with layoffs
Square Enix has suffered an unspecified number of layoffs at its Los Angeles offices. Rumour of the layoffs was leaked over the past weekend, and soon after Square Enix public relations director Riley Brennan confirmed the news to Massively. Though Brennan declined to say how many employees were let go, …
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