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Venom teases new PS3 range

Venom teases new PS3 range

Venom has signed a PS3 licensing deal with Sony and will unveil new products at E3.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on May 24th 2013 at 3:03PM in News
GameStop tight-lipped about Xbox One pre-owned plans

GameStop tight-lipped about Xbox One pre-owned plans

So tight is the secrecy surrounding Microsoft’s pre-owned ambitions for Xbox One that even GameStop has seemingly been sworn to silence.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2013 at 1:41PM in News
Behind the scenes of Call of Duty: Ghosts - plus lots on Xbox One - in the new MCV

Behind the scenes of Call of Duty: Ghosts - plus lots on Xbox One - in the new MCV

This latest MCV – which is now available to view online – features the new Call of Duty, Xbox One, and Gran Turismo 6.

on May 24th 2013 at 1:31PM in News
Mirror's Edge + zombies = new next-gen title Dying Light

Mirror's Edge + zombies = new next-gen title Dying Light

Warner has lifted the lid on a brand new zombie game scheduled for release on next-gen consoles in 2014.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2013 at 1:07PM in News

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Games Media Academy: What you need to know

Games Media Academy: What you need to know

The Games Media Awards will return this autumn to celebrate journalism in this vibrant sector. And this year a new element will be added to the mix - the Games ...

Lisa Carter
by Lisa Carter
on May 24th 2013 at 1:00PM in News
Microsoft targeting "potentially upwards of a billion" next-gen console unit sales

Microsoft targeting "potentially upwards of a billion" next-gen console unit sales

Expansion beyond the games market could lead to record-breaking sales of the Xbox One and games consoles in general, Microsoft has claimed.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2013 at 11:42AM in News
Need for Speed Rivals coming to Xbox One and PS4

Need for Speed Rivals coming to Xbox One and PS4

Need for Speed is heading to next-gen consoles in the form of Need for Speed Rivals.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on May 24th 2013 at 10:43AM in News
UPDATED: The extent of Kinect 2's visual DRM is beginning to emerge

UPDATED: The extent of Kinect 2's visual DRM is beginning to emerge

Kinect 2 will be able to employ certain DRM measures depending on what it observes in the living room.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2013 at 10:38AM in News

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

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 24th 2013 at 10:23AM in News
£125,000 - price of the world's most expensive video game

£125,000 - price of the world's most expensive video game

Codemasters has announced a new SKU for racer Grid 2 – and we guarantee you it’s not what you expected.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2013 at 10:00AM in News
GTA V special editions revealed

GTA V special editions revealed

Rockstar has revealed information on both the special edition and collector’s edition of GTA V.

Billy Langsworthy
by Billy Langsworthy
on May 24th 2013 at 9:41AM in News
Wii U sales boost following Xbox One reveal

Wii U sales boost following Xbox One reveal

Sales of the Wii U have rocketed on Amazon.co.uk in the days following Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2013 at 9:35AM in News

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UK PS4 launch confirmed for 2013 by ad

UK PS4 launch confirmed for 2013 by ad

A Sony ad for the PS4 in today’s issue of Metro confirms a 2013 release for the machine.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2013 at 9:22AM in News
MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up

MCV Pacific interviews Xbox Australia Product Manager Adam Pollington about the new hardware this week, and there are new faces at Activision APAC.

Leigh Harris
by Leigh Harris
on May 24th 2013 at 8:24AM in News
Square Enix president departs for Amazon

Square Enix president departs for Amazon

Square Enix CEO and president Mike Fischer has left Square Enix of America for a job with Amazon.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 24th 2013 at 6:45AM in News
Epic Mickey 2 hits Vita next month with 'enhanced features'

Epic Mickey 2 hits Vita next month with 'enhanced features'

Sony has confirmed a US release for the PS Vita port of Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two, adding that the game will arrive in June packed with enhanced ...

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 24th 2013 at 6:30AM in News

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Activision: "Xbox One is a games machine first and foremost"

Activision: "Xbox One is a games machine first and foremost"

Activision’s Eric Hirshberg isn’t worried about negative reactions over the Xbox One reveal’s lack of focus on gaming, stating that the console is “a games machine first and foremost.”

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 24th 2013 at 4:55AM in News
ANALYSIS: Xbox One - How Microsoft might positively reposition pre-owned games

ANALYSIS: Xbox One - How Microsoft might positively reposition pre-owned games

Yes, that's right. A headline with 'Xbox One' 'positive' and 'pre-owned' all at once. Am I crazy?

Michael French
by Michael French
on May 23rd 2013 at 7:04PM in News
Chris Clarke and others form new marketing services agency Plan of Attack

Chris Clarke and others form new marketing services agency Plan of Attack

Three names from the PR business have joined forces to launch a new marketing services agency.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 23rd 2013 at 3:06PM in News
Rugby Challenge 2 tackles Lions fever

Rugby Challenge 2 tackles Lions fever

All eyes may be on the Premier League this weekend, but Alternative Software expects to cash in on a rising interest in rugby.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 23rd 2013 at 3:05PM in News
GMA 2013: Games Media Academy to celebrate emerging talent

GMA 2013: Games Media Academy to celebrate emerging talent

A new award which aims to discover the games media stars of tomorrow has been introduced for this year’s Games Media Awards.

Lisa Carter
by Lisa Carter
on May 23rd 2013 at 3:03PM in News
Games Media Awards: How it works

Games Media Awards: How it works

Lobbying for the Games Media Awards has now opened, and we’ve already been inundated with emails. But in case you’re confused about how the process works, here’s step-by-step guide to ...

Lisa Carter
by Lisa Carter
on May 23rd 2013 at 3:02PM in News
GMA 2013: Games Writer of the Year award

GMA 2013: Games Writer of the Year award

After its successful debut in 2012, the Games Writer of the Year Award is returning to reward excellence in games journalism.

All games journalists – specialist, non-specialist, print and online ...

Lisa Carter
by Lisa Carter
on May 23rd 2013 at 3:01PM in News
GMAs return with focus on talent and youth

GMAs return with focus on talent and youth

The Games Media Awards will return this autumn to celebrate journalism in this vibrant sector. And this year a new element will be added to the mix - the Games ...

Lisa Carter
by Lisa Carter
on May 23rd 2013 at 3:00PM in News
Q1 sales down 6.7% at GameStop

Q1 sales down 6.7% at GameStop

Global games retailer GameStop has reported a like-for-like annual sales decrease of 6.7 per cent for the quarter ending May 4th 2013.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 23rd 2013 at 2:16PM in News