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Jarvis departs after three years,Indigo Pearl promotes account manager,Future hires new Media MD Matt Jarvis leaves Develop Develop’s deputy editor Matt Jarvis has departed MCV’s sister title to become editor of Tabletop Gaming magazine. Jarvis had joined Develop nine months ago as senior staff writer and was soon promoted deputy …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to PlayStation merchandise
It’s been an odd week for Sony, after its alleged Slim PS4 leaked online when someone managed to buy one on Gumtree. Sony is expected to announce the PS4 Slim today (September 7th) during an event that was planned long ago. Reports from The Wall Street Journal further say that …
Read More »PaperSeven on Blackwood Crossing, Gamescom 2016’s UK Game of the Show
A rabbit-headed man and a traumatic life experience: that could sum up Donnie Darko. Or even Alice in Wonderland. But now it also summarises an equally unusual game: Blackwood Crossing. The title, which features its own weird and intriguing rabbit character, won UKIE’s Game of the Show at Gamescom — …
Read More »Insert Coin plots more shops following Pokémon store success
Insert Coin plans to do more pop-up stores following the launch of its Pokmon-themed outlet over the weekend. The store (see pictures below) was open for six days, and sold Pokmon Insert Coin clothing and memorabilia. The store has been a huge success and Pokmon fans have loved it,” commented …
Read More »Team17, Konami and EA headline this week’s free MCV
This week, we unveil Team17’s plans for the future after the UK label has secured a 16.5m investment deal and acquired The Escapists franchise. We also discuss Endemol’s new London-based developer and publisher Good Catch with MD Anil Mistry. Elsewhere, EA’s CMO Chris Bruzzo talks about how the publisher is …
Read More »Nintendo buys distribution network JESNET ahead of NX launch
Platform holder Nintendo announced yesterday that it has purchased a 70 per cent share in Japan Entertainment Software Sales Network for $46.5m (35.2m). JESNET is a production and distribution network, which has already been working with Nintendo for the past few years. As part of this acquisition move, Nintendo will …
Read More »Free Russian version of Halo has been cancelled
Halo Online has not made it to release. This free-to-play PC multiplayer version of Halo was set to be released exclusively for the Russian market later this year. A member of Halo Online’s social media team says on Russian social network VK that they were waiting for news from Halo …
Read More »Digital to physical: the rise of video games-themed board games
Bloodborne, XCOM, Minecraft, Civilization, Street Fighter, Doom, This War of Mine, The Witcher, Plague Inc… The list is quite endless: board games based on video games are unquestionably on the rise. And we’re not even talking about all the Monopoly editions. It seems that every single successful game out there …
Read More »Find out what we learnt from Gamescom 2016 in this week’s free MCV
This week, we unveil Endemol’s new games studio in London, Good Catch, which will primarily focus on mobile development. After a week at Gamescom, we also look at the key things that came out from this year’s event and reveal the hidden gems we found on the show floor. Elsewhere, …
Read More »Oculus, CI Games, Telltale and Dontnod headline our last edition of MCV @ Gamescom 2016
Gamescom is almost over and, to finish on a high note, we talk to Oculus’ head of content Jason Rubin, who tells us demos for the Rift headset will bring people back to physical retailers. MCV @ Gamescom also speaks to CI Games, which wants to reach the heights of …
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