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Titles such as The Witcher III and Skyrim may be the leading names in the modern RPG market, but Pillars of Eternity developer Obsidian says there’s still a huge demand for old-school isometric role playing games. In an interview with MCV about its new RPG title Tyranny, Obsidian game director …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Develop hires new editor
Jem Alexander joins from Riot Games,HTC hires new community manager and Yogscast bolsters Xbox On. Develop appoints new editor MCV’s sister title Develop has appointed Jem Alexander (pictured, right) as editor, joining from Riot Games. He spent nine months at the studio as an eSports writer and has recently worked …
Read More »PSN and Xbox Live botnet threats, G2A and LawBreakers headline this week’s MCV
This week, we talk to security experts, who reveal that Xbox Live and PSN will be high on the list of potential targets for the new generation of botnet attacks. Elsewhere, uChannel Management’s director discusses how YouTube is changing the games media landscape and ESL UK co-director James Dean explains …
Read More »Three Fields and Team17 on Lethal VR, their first foray into virtual reality
Three Fields Entertainment has not ben idle since its inception last March. When some indie developers spend years announcing projects that come out years later, Three Fields is about to release its second game in just six months. The studio’s debut title, Dangerous Golf, launched in June but didn’t really …
Read More »Battlefield 1 debuts at No.1
After three weeks at the top, FIFA 17 has been pushed down to No.2 by another EA title, as Battlefield 1 debuts in top spot. According to GfK, this new entry in the franchise has outsold the combined week one sales for both 2013’s Battlefield 4 and 2015’s Battlefield Hardline. …
Read More »FIFA 17 generates £9.1m in UK digital revenue in two days
FIFA 17 made 9.11m digitally in its first two days. The latest UK figures from SuperData revealed the most successful digital products in September – with FIFA coming out on top, despite being on sale for just two days. By comparison, August’s No.1 digital product – FIFA 16, made 6.16m. …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to PSVR merchandise
Sony’s PlayStation VR finally hits shelves today. Even if history ultimately decides VR was just a gimmick, the impressive amount of hype surrounding PSVR will at least guarantee a couple millions headsets to be shifted in the first few weeks, and who knows what success may follow. Christmas will also …
Read More »CI Games shooting for triple-A standards with Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3
Critics have not exactly been nice to CI Games and its Sniper: Ghost Warrior franchise in the past. Although the series has been commercially successful since its 2010 launch, its Metacritic scores are all below 55. But with Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3, CEO Marek Tyminski hopes to move away from …
Read More »‘We learnt a lot from WRC 5 to improve our next rally title’
After five titles under the British banner of Evolution Studios, and five more instalments under the Italian wing of Milestone, the WRC franchise is now being developed by French studio Kylotonn for the second time. 2015’s WRC 5 was Kylotonn’s first foray into rally games and the critical reception was …
Read More »UKIE prompts industry to register on its UK Games Map
Data firm Nesta and trade body UKIE have partnered to create a UK industry interactive map, and are now encouraging games firms to contribute to its development. The UK Games Map launched last Thursday and lists companies working in games across the country, based on the 2014 Nesta-UKIE report A …
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