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10 Things You Need to Know About: Grid 2

10 Things You Need to Know About: Grid 2

Racing onto shelves today is the sequel to Codemasters' Racedriver: Grid, returning to the fore with Grid 2.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 30th 2013 at 1:51PM in News
Indie developer program planned for Xbox One

Indie developer program planned for Xbox One

Microsoft IS planning on courting indie games developers to produce titles for the Xbox One.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 29th 2013 at 8:12PM in News
New video editor at Gameplanet

New video editor at Gameplanet

Gameplanet AU/NZ has made a new hire in the form of Barnaby Frederic, who'll be handling video content for the site.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 29th 2013 at 2:29PM in News
Shainiel Deo named new President of the GDAA

Shainiel Deo named new President of the GDAA

The Game Developer's Association of Australia has named a new President in the form of Halfbrick CEO Shainiel Deo.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 29th 2013 at 2:16PM in News

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SimCity selling well digitally in UK, getting updates

SimCity selling well digitally in UK, getting updates

In spite of the horrendous reception of what can only be called a broken launch product, SimCity appears to be thriving.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 29th 2013 at 12:39PM in News
Xbox One will be region locked

Xbox One will be region locked

Games for Microsoft’s Xbox One will be region locked, meaning no importing of titles from overseas.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 29th 2013 at 12:22AM in News
Ex-KMM and Team Bondi staff form new indie studio in Sydney

Ex-KMM and Team Bondi staff form new indie studio in Sydney

Some of the creators of LA Noire, now without a home, have set about creating a new indie studio called Intuitive Game Studios.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 28th 2013 at 3:10PM in News
Gameplanet interviews Phil Harrison on Xbox One

Gameplanet interviews Phil Harrison on Xbox One

The folks over at Gameplanet have run an interview with Corporate VP of Microsoft's Interactive Business EMEA Phil Harrison.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 28th 2013 at 2:55PM in News

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INTERVIEW PART 1: David Rice, Senior VP and GM of CBS Games

INTERVIEW PART 1: David Rice, Senior VP and GM of CBS Games

Recently, MCV sat down with David Rice from GameSpot about the way video content is changing the landscape of gaming media.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 28th 2013 at 1:52PM in News
New Channel Marketing Manager job opening at Microsoft

New Channel Marketing Manager job opening at Microsoft

For those with an interest in trade marketing, there's a new job opening which spans Microsoft's hardware, software and Xbox brands.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 28th 2013 at 1:40PM in News
10 Things You Need to Know About: Fuse

10 Things You Need to Know About: Fuse

Fuse is one of a few 2013 late generational new IPs, coming from the creators of Resistance and Ratchet and Clank: Insomniac Games.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 27th 2013 at 4:24PM in News
Aussie agency Surprise Attack to host indie party at E3

Aussie agency Surprise Attack to host indie party at E3

Australian (and potentially international) indie developers will be able to show off their wares at an informal E3 party.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 27th 2013 at 4:16PM in News

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Games Out This Week in ANZ...

Games Out This Week in ANZ...

Insomniac Games' Fuse is hitting shelves this week, alongside the return of the Grid series from legendary race specialists Codemasters.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 27th 2013 at 3:44PM in News
UPDATED: Publishers to receive cut of Xbox One pre-owned sales at retail

UPDATED: Publishers to receive cut of Xbox One pre-owned sales at retail

Retailers will be free to charge whatever they wish for pre-owned Xbox One games, but both Microsoft and publishers will take a percentage cut of every sale.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 25th 2013 at 6:32AM in News
Turtle Beach heading for Xbox One

Turtle Beach heading for Xbox One

Later this year, Turtle Beach is slated to be among the first peripherals manufacturers to hit Xbox One.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 24th 2013 at 1:59PM in News
Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn date, pre-orders and more

Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn date, pre-orders and more

Collector's Edition, release date and pre-order incentives revealed for Final Fantasy XIV Online: A Realm Reborn.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 24th 2013 at 1:04PM in News

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GTA V Special and Collectors' Editions on sale now, Collectors' almost gone

GTA V Special and Collectors' Editions on sale now, Collectors' almost gone

It may not be hugely surprising, but the pre-order editions of GTA V are on sale now, and the more expensive is hard to find.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 24th 2013 at 12:21PM in News
New faces at Activision

New faces at Activision

Papu Hassan joins Activision from Microsoft, while Tess Reddy re-joins the industry after THQ's dissolution.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 24th 2013 at 10:30AM in News
Activision lifts the mask on Call of Duty: Ghosts for local media

Activision lifts the mask on Call of Duty: Ghosts for local media

The first handful of local press have seen the upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts. Here's what they had to say about it...

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 23rd 2013 at 4:17PM in News
XBOX ONE: the games so far

XBOX ONE: the games so far

While the 15 elusive exclusives remain so, we take a quick look at the games already confirmed for Microsoft's new console.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 23rd 2013 at 2:50PM in News
JOB OPENING: Video journalist wanted at CNet Australia

JOB OPENING: Video journalist wanted at CNet Australia

If you're an all-in-one video journalist with the ability to shoot, edit and publish your own content, check this out.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 23rd 2013 at 2:08PM in News
Both good and bad news for indie devs looking at Xbox One

Both good and bad news for indie devs looking at Xbox One

It looks like Xbox One will be bringing indie games out of the ghetto, but at the same time it's restricting access to those with publishers.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 23rd 2013 at 1:33PM in News
GALLERY: See the Xbox One in all its glory

GALLERY: See the Xbox One in all its glory

Microsoft has released the first gallery of official Xbox One assets.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 22nd 2013 at 8:15PM in News
OPINION: The Xbox One is a smart console in spite of itself

OPINION: The Xbox One is a smart console in spite of itself

It's no secret that gamers and specialist media were massively underwhelmed by the Xbox One reveal, but Microsoft knew that.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 22nd 2013 at 3:11PM in News
INTERVIEW: Adam Pollington from Xbox Australia talks Xbox One

INTERVIEW: Adam Pollington from Xbox Australia talks Xbox One

Following this morning's Xbox One reveal in Redmond, MCV spoke to Xbox Australia Product Manager Adam Pollington for more details.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 22nd 2013 at 2:05PM in News