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We’ve teased you with details of some of the key conference sessions we have lined up for this year’s London Games Conference; now we’ve provided the full schedule you have to look forward to next month. The London Games Conference returns for its seventh outing on Thursday November 19th, from …
Read More »E3 2015: When are all of the conferences?
Bethesda’s conference launched E3 in impressive fashion, but we still have another seven events to go in the next two days. First up is the Xbox conference, which takes place today (Monday) at 17:30 UK time, followed in quick succession by EA’s eventand Ubisoft’s briefing, at 21:00 and 23:00 respectively. …
Read More »Sony, Nintendo and Execution Labs headline Interface Live Stage tomorrow
Are you coming along to Interface tomorrow? If so, make sure to check out the intimate Live Stage conference, taking place on the same day The Live Stage – sponsored by Pollen – features talks from Sony, Nintendo and Execution Labs, alongside a live Q&A with Mind Candy. There will …
Read More »E3 2014 Schedule – keep track of the big conferences
Yes, it’s that time of year again – E3 2014 kicks off on Monday June 9th. MCV will be both on the ground in LA and glued to the feeds in the UK to keep you up to date with all the news as it happens. Nintendo may not be …
Read More »Game Boy Advance titles arriving on Wii U next week
Nintendo has confirmed that it will begin offering Game Boy Advance titles on the Wii U eShop next week. The offer kicks off on April 3rd with Advance Wars, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga and Metroid Fusion. The games will cost 6.29 a piece and can be played on either …
Read More »EA plays down annual release for Battlefield IP
Battlefield looks unlikely to become an annual release in direct competition to Call of Duty. The reason, according to CFO and executive VP Blake Jorgensen, is principally that such a commitment requires at least two studios to be actively working on the brand. Plus, EA has worked hard to ensure …
Read More »Brooker’s Channel 4 video games special gets dated
Channel 4 has revealed when Charlie Brooker’s new one-off video games special will be aired in the UK. It will be broadcast in the UK on Saturday November 30th at 9pm. That’s the day after PS4 arrives on these shores, incidentally. It will also be followed by the popular Indie …
Read More »Facebook and Bossa complete LGC schedule
Experts from Bossa and Facebook have joined the final schedule for next month’s London Games Conference. Roberta Lucca, CMO and co-founder at Bossa Studios, will speak on creating hit game Surgeon Simulator by doing things differently – and the results have been over a million YouTube uploads, a hundred million …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 schedule "very tight" with large day one patch planned
It will be a shock to no-one to hear that Polyphony Digital is up against it to get Gran Turismo 6 ready for its December 6th release. Creator Kazunori Yamauchi confirmed to Eurogamer that some of the game’s features are unlikely to be ready for launch and that a sizable” …
Read More »Date set for MCV Awards 2014
The UK games trade’s biggest night of the year will return to London again on Thursday April 10th 2014. Around 600 retailers, publishers, developers, distributors, media and service providers will attend the MCV Industry Excellence Awards, recognising the strongest performers across all sectors of the business over the preceding 12 …
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