Facebook is set to redefine gaming on its social network with a string of new ‘core player-focused’ titles, the head of game partnerships at the company has claimed. Speaking toReuters, Sean Ryan said a new set of games would be released on Facebook during the next two quarters, embracing both …
Read More »Angry Birds rules PC budget Christmas charts
Angry Birds Star Wars was the No.1 UK PC budget game over Christmas. Focus Multimedia – which claims to have held 25 per cent of the budget-priced PC market in December – told MCV last year it was confident Angry Birds would top the Christmas charts. It is the second …
Read More »Black Ops II: Declassified "not about big campaign storyline"; Release date confirmed
PlayStation Vita release Call of Duty: Black Ops II Declassified will not feature a Hollywood-style action single player romp. Instead, the game will focus on multiplayer, despite the fact that matches will be limited to four-on-four. The biggest difference is in terms of the game focus,” the CEO of developer …
Read More »FRANCHISE FOCUS: The Witcher 2
RPGS are not cool. The genre conjures images of Dungeons and Dragons, Lord of the Rings and epic adventures that only the most dedicated gamer will ever stand a chance of finishing. And while they have always been successful (on PC World of Warcraft still reigns supreme), they are hardly …
Read More »FRANCHISE FOCUS: Tom Clancy
You’d be forgiven for thinking the fight for the military shooter crown was between two opposing forces. Sure, Activision’s Call of Duty is a launch-sales leviathan and EA boasts impressive figures with its Medal of Honor and BattlefieldFPS properties. But to ignore Ubisoft would be a big mistake. The publisher …
Read More »FEATURE: Call of Duty’s Modern Art
Whichever way you look at it – the UK/US Day One of 6.5m, or $400m in 24 hours, or 75 copies sold a second – Modern Warfare 3 is a juggernaut. As a Call of Duty game, it was always going to be, of course; there’s probably a graph on …
Read More »Focus Multimedia achieves record market share
UK publisher Focus Multimedia dominated the budget market in October 2011, achieving its largest ever market share in a single month. The firm accounted for 31.4 per cent of all budget PC software sales in terms of units, according to last month’s GfK Chart-Track report. By contrast, Focus’ nearest competitor …
Read More »Brand Map: Super Mario Bros
This week we look at playing habits for one of the biggest game franchises of all time. In the past five years, Super Mario Bros has enjoyed a new life on the Nintendo DS and Wii.With the 3DS now available we haven’t had to wait long for news of a …
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Read More »QA Spotlight: Enzyme Labs
MCV chats to Enzyme Labs president and CEO Yan Cyr about the challenges of testing 3D games, motion titles and more. Is user-testing important in an age of 3D and motion gaming? Do you cater for this? At Enzyme Labs we have been performing focus groups and playtests on games …
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