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Yo-kai Watch is reaching the western market next month: Nintendo, licence holder Viz Media and Japanese expert Famitsu discuss the phenomenon in this week’s MCV. We also talked to Deep Silver CEO Klemens Kundratitz about his games line-up for the year to come, which could be one of the biggest …
Read More »Ubisoft announces social VR game Werewolves Within
Classic party game Werewolf is coming to Virtual Reality via Ubisoft. Under the name Werewolves Within, the game will ask four to eight players to uncoverthewerewolves that have been terrorising the medieval village of Gallowston. It’s due this year for ‘major VR platforms’ and is being developed by Ubisoft’s Red …
Read More »Is it game over for E3? Find out in this week’s MCV
E3 organisers ESA discuss the future of its event in this week’s MCV. That’s on top of an exclusive interview with Life Is Strange makers Dontnod, plus all the images and winners from this year’s MCV Awards. Elsewhere, we talk with gaming merchandise experts to find out how this market …
Read More »Is the indie games scene doomed? Find out in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV investigates the indieapocalypse and asks: Is the sector really in jeopardy? We also talk with EA about its efforts to fix its reputation amongst PC Gamers, while Ubisoft discusses the mammoth potential for its new IP: The Division. Elsewhere, Hewson Consultant’s CEO Rob Hewson explains why now …
Read More »Pokémon Sun and Moon trademarks registered by Nintendo
The big surprise from tomorrow’sPokmon Direct video may have just been spoilt. Nintendo in Europe has registered the names Pokmon Moon” and Pokmon Sun”, as spotted byVideogamer news chief David Scammell. This week marks the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise (at least in Japan) and Nintendo is marking the …
Read More »Read our media special in this week’s MCV
The likes of Official PlayStation Magazine,Venatus Media,IGN and Twitch discuss the state of the games media in this week’s issue. OPM’s Matthew Pellett shares how the publication managed to see a ten per cent jump in print circulation, while IGN talks about moving to every platform possible in order to …
Read More »Yo-Kai Watch TV series set for April debut in UK
An animated series based on Japanese super brand Yo-Kai Watch will debut in over 100 countries in Europe and Africa in the coming months. That’s according todistributorViz Media Europe, which has announced that the Yo-Kai Watch TV show will debut on April 23rd in the UK. In January, the company …
Read More »Read our VR special in this week’s MCV
Thisweek’s issueis all about virtual reality. We have spoken to some of the people behind the new hardware to get a handle on this innovative market. Then, the MCV and Develop teams tried the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive, Playstation VR and Samsung’s Gear VR to give the pros and …
Read More »The Big Game: Far Cry Primal
Far Cry Primal hits shelves at the end of the month and the title faces the difficult task of offering something new, whilst living up to its predecessors’ commercial success. 2014’s Far Cry 4 was a huge success, with retail ordering 7m units during its first six weeks on sale. …
Read More »Read our full analysis of the state of the UK games market in this week’s MCV
Inthis week’s issue, MCV reveals the results of itsmarket valuation project, co-produced by games industry trade body UKIE. The UK games market hit a record in 2015 with4.2bn: it is the biggest year in UK games industry history, topping the 4bn generated in 2008. Digital, accessories and pre-owned have boosted …
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