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Your favourite games industry trade publication has moved from the countryside of Hertfordshire to London. MCV is now based in NewBay Media’s London office at the Emerson Building, near London Bridge, after the closure of the Hertford office. This follows the hiring of journalism veteran Seth Barton as the publication’s …
Read More »Opinion: A bigger pie, not just a bigger share
As the battle between this year’s big shooters shifts into its final phase, we can be certain it’ll be one war or another dominating the charts this Christmas – no change there. It’s not surprising then that the industry is still painted in terms of a battle between deadly rivals. …
Read More »PSN and Xbox Live botnet threats, G2A and LawBreakers headline this week’s MCV
This week, we talk to security experts, who reveal that Xbox Live and PSN will be high on the list of potential targets for the new generation of botnet attacks. Elsewhere, uChannel Management’s director discusses how YouTube is changing the games media landscape and ESL UK co-director James Dean explains …
Read More »Join MCV at the Games Industry Christmas Party 2016
MCV,DevelopandeSports Proare proud to present theGames Industry Christmas Party. It will take place on Tuesday 6th December 2016 at Sway Bar, Holborn, London. Festivities, fun and frolicking to be had at the Games Industry Christmas Party to kick-start the holiday season… Come along and join industry friends and colleagues for …
Read More »Read about the Past, Present and Future of VR in this week’s MCV
This week, we speak to three VR developers about working on the fledgling format. CCP discusses EVE Valkyrie and being a VR pioneer, Guerrilla Cambridge talks about RIGS’ eSports ambitions and Team17 and Three Fields speak about their partnership on the new bite-sized shooter Lethal VR. Elsewhere, VR expert Dave …
Read More »MCV, Develop and eSports Pro: New editors, new events, and new sites for Newbay’s expanding video games division
Newbay’s video games division has four new senior editorial staff working across the market leading MCV and Develop titles, as the firm expands its presence in the events space and moves into new territory with the imminent launch of eSports Pro. MCV will be headed up by Seth Barton, a …
Read More »GAME, King and Telltale headline this week’s MCV
This week, we catch up with High Street retailer GAME. CFO Mark Gifford and CEO Martyn Gibbs dismiss cash concerns and discuss hardware, GameStop’s publishing business and the launch of Nintendo NX. We also talk to King about its new game, multiplayer-focused card game Shuffle Cats, and to Telltale’s head …
Read More »Read about the Games Media Awards winners in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV has seven pages dedicated to the Games Media Awards, as the UK games press celebrated the sector’s best journalism and personalities earlier this week. We also speak to anti-piracy firm Denuvo about its war against games pirates and to Trion Worlds’ CEO Scott Hartsman about his debut …
Read More »Read about 2016’s 30 Under 30 in this week’s issue of MCV
30 Under 30 is back, as MCV reveals the most talented young minds working in the UK games industry in 2016. This week, we also talk to Amazon UK’s games boss Russell Jones to take the pulse of the current games retail scene. Elswehere, Respawn COO Dusty Welch and art …
Read More »Read our PlayStation VR special in this week’s MCV
As PlayStation VR comes to the market, MCV tells you everything you need to know about Sony’s virtual reality headset. We take a look at the new accessories and hardware and speak to PlayStation’s UK group marketing manager Tom Whitaker about the company’s plans for the launch of PSVR. We …
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