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A new UK games business has emerged at Gamescom that wants to ‘fix’ the word ‘publisher’ in the eyesof developers. PlayStack is a fully-funded UK games publisher. It wants to release six games this year and sign a further 20 in 2017. Its first game, the smartphone title Nemesis: Air …
Read More »EA: Titanfall 2 is Call of Duty’s true rival, not Battlefield
Call of Duty’s biggest competitor this Christmas is Titanfall, EA has told MCV @ Gamescom. EA’s CMO Chris Bruzzo said that Battlefield 1 may be the bigger game, but it is actually a very different beast Titanfall 2 is also being developed by Respawn, a company founded by former Infinity …
Read More »Read about EA, Kickstarter and Creative Assembly in this second edition of MCV@Gamescom
Titanfall 2 is Call of Duty’s true rival, not Battlefield. That’s according toEA’s CMO Chris Bruzzo, who features inMCV’s second Gamescom 2016 daily. We also spoke to games veteran Harvey Elliott, the CEO of new UK games business PlayStack, which wants to redefine what publishing means. Another industry veteran, Richard …
Read More »Read about Microsoft, Project Scorpio and PS4 Neo in the first daily of MCV@Gamescom
Gamescom is finally here and MCV is on the frontline, ready to deliver daily magazines across the three days of the show. For this first day, we speak to Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg about Microsoft’s bet on FIFA 17 to boost its new Xbox One S console sales, as …
Read More »First Kojima-less Metal Gear emerges
Metal Gear Survive is a co-op action game heading to consoles and PC next year
Read More »Microsoft bringing Xbox Game Preview to Windows 10
New Early Access-style system will enable PC devs to release pre-launch builds, starting with Rocketfish’s Everspace
Read More »InnoGames to host games jam at Gamescom
Devs will compete for a showcase spot at the event’s Indie Arena Booth
Read More »Gamescom ups security, bans cosplay weapons
The organiser of Gamescom Koelnmesse has announced that security measures at this year’s show have been adapted following recent violent incidents across Europe. In an email, the firm asked visitors to leave bags and rucksacks at home unless they are absolutely necessary. Bag checks will be in effect at the …
Read More »Gamescom and GDC Europe tighten security following Germany attacks
Bag checks and ban on imitation weapons introduced as exhibitors and attendees advised to leave unnecessary items at home
Read More »Gamescom 2016 advance day tickets sold out
Koelnmesse has announced that its advance private tickets for this year’s Gamescom have sold out in record time. The firm has revealed that no more day tickets for consumers are available for consumers ahead of time, just three weeks before Gamescom 2016 takes place. However, gamers looking to attend the …
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