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Alongside Tomb Raider, Halo and Quantum Break on stage at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press conference was a pixel-art title called The Escapists. It’s an indie game set in a prison and has been developed by one-man studio Mouldy Toof, aka former roofer Chris Davis. Having my game shown to the …
Read More »‘Don Bradman Cricket has closed the gap between cricket games and the FIFAs of this world’
Football video games may generate all of the record-breaking statistics and headlines, but another of England’s national pastimes has consistently attracted players to its latest virtualised offerings. While they might not rack up the sales figures of FIFA or PES, cricket games have built up a dedicated community of followers. …
Read More »Opinion: Games are under-represented in official statistics, but we can fix it
Last week’s MCV and UKIE figures valuing the market for games in the UK showed a growth once more in consumer hunger for games. The consumer market grew by 13 per cent, reaching 3.944bn in 2014, almost on par with its value in 2008. The strength and geographical spread of …
Read More »Opinion: The battle for the ‘mid-core’
Why are UK gamers so averse to spending money this year? It’s a question we’ve been asked, in varying forms, several times. And the answers are numerous: these consumers just spent lots on their consoles and they received loads of games with them. There actually haven’t been many games. And …
Read More »Respondez to serve as Award Partner for MCV Awards 2015
Respondez will serve as this year’s Award Partner for the MCV Awards. Respondez has been engaged in delivering customer service to the games industry for over 10 years," said Jay Patel, Respondez director. "We have seen the huge importance of service excellence and how this translates to game perception and …
Read More »Riccitiello joins Telltale Games’ board
The changes at Telltale Games are continuing with confirmation that John Riccitiello has joined the company’s board of directors. Riccitiello is the current CEO of Unity and has twice been the boss of EA, with his second tenure ending in early 2013. Telltale has created something entirely new,” Riccitiello said. …
Read More »MCV’s five-a-side championship returns on May 21st
The Games 5s five-a-side tournament is back on May 21st after its successful revival last year. The contest will pitch teams from games publishers, developers, retailers, media and elsewhere in the business against each other. Last year, Testology walked home with the winner’s cup – have you got what it …
Read More »The road less travelled – Kotaku’s new editorial direction
Once upon a time, the traditional media was the gatekeeper for information about video games. Now consumers have thousands of places where they can get their news from, such as Twitter or direct-to-consumer publisher blogs. Last year Kotaku changed its editorial policy to focus on post-release coverage. Rather than chasing …
Read More »Opinion: In defence of review scores
I am really quite fond of the review score. I’m that guy who, more often than not, skips to the final paragraph, sees the number and doesn’t read the full review. I know it’s not ideal. I’m a critic, too, and I hate the idea that someone just skips to …
Read More »Breaking from indie retail into eSports: interview with Am2Pro MD Carl Moore
Former ThatGameShop owner Carl Moore is breaking into the pro-gaming market with his latest venture, eSports outlet Am2Pro. MCV caught up with Moore to find out more Can you please give a brief overview of Am2Pro and what it offers to consumers? Am2Pro differentiates itself from its competitors as we …
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