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Read about Saints Row and WWE in the new-look MCV Recommended Extra

A special guide to the new Saints Row and WWE games is now available to download, read in your web browser or access via your iPad.

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 21st 2011 at 3:44PM in News

Assassin's Creed: Revelations

Assassin's Creed has fast become one of the leading action game IPs to emerge in recent years.

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 21st 2011 at 9:44AM

Cooking Mama 4

Since first inviting consumers into the kitchen in 2006, the Cooking Mama franchise has sold over 12m units worldwide and has established a dedicated fanbase of virtual chefs.

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 19th 2011 at 11:00AM

Airline Tycoon 2

Airline Tycoon returns to PC after more than a decade, complete with a range of new features.

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 18th 2011 at 1:29PM

Dance Central 2

The birth of motion accessories has given consumers the chance to fight, swim, shoot and interact with tigers without the need for a controller, but nothing has caught the imagination ...

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 18th 2011 at 1:21PM

James Noir's Hollywood Crimes 3D

The name may suggest a game inspired by the film noir movies of the 1940s, but James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes 3D swaps those dark alleys for the bright studio lights ...

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 18th 2011 at 1:17PM

The Sims 3: Pets

The Sims has established itself as one of the most successful games franchises of all time, selling more than 140m units worldwide.While pets have previously featured in the simulation series, ...

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 18th 2011 at 1:06PM in News

Disney Universe

Aladdin, The Lion King and Pirates of the Caribbean are just three Disney brands that are hugely successful in their own right. But rarely have we seen the worlds of each ...

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 18th 2011 at 11:00AM

Spider-Man: Edge of Time

Spider-Man is dead. That’s how Activision’s latest Spidey game begins – a scene that is designed to shock the player.

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 17th 2011 at 4:00PM

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

When the doors to this year’s Eurogamer Expo opened last month, a group of gamers frantically ran across the show floor to play Skyrim.

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 17th 2011 at 2:45PM

Uncharted 3

In the space of four years Uncharted has emerged as one of PlayStation’s flagship franchises.

by Christopher Dring
on Oct 14th 2011 at 2:08PM

Cradle of Rome 2

Cradle of?of Rome 2 retains the hand-drawn graphics and brain bending puzzles of its predecessor and adds two addictive modes.

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 13th 2011 at 12:30PM

Farming Simulator 2011: Platinum Edition

The standard edition of Farming Simulator 2011 proved that Facebook gamers are not the only ones who like running a virtual farm, having sold 500,000 copies worldwide to date.

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 13th 2011 at 10:04AM

Football Manager 2012

Consistently leading the UK and European PC?sales charts, the Football Manager franchise has established itself at the top of the league when it comes to dugout sims.

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 13th 2011 at 10:00AM

Global Ops: Commando Libya

Global Ops is a third-person shooter that puts PC gamers in a race across the world to track down a stolen nuclear warhead.

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 13th 2011 at 9:59AM

Kinect Sports: Season 2

In its relatively short lifetime so far, the Kinect has managed to get consumers dancing, working out and even tickling the belly of a virtual tiger.

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 12th 2011 at 5:36PM

Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure

WIth technology that bridges the gap between toys and games, as well as the chasm between consoles, Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventures is set to become a must-have title for kids at ...

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 11th 2011 at 3:11PM

Rage

Winning IGN’s ‘Best Overall Game of the Show’ at E3 and three ‘Best of E3’ Game Critics Awards, Rage already garnered a fair amount of buzz ahead of its release.

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 11th 2011 at 3:05PM

Battlefield 3

The first-person shooter market may have been dominated by one brand in last four years, but EA has plans to change all that.

by Dominic Sacco
on Oct 10th 2011 at 12:53PM

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Destined to once again break all the pre-order and sales records, the latest Call of Duty title is one that many consumers have waited for religiously since Black Ops.

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 7th 2011 at 11:05AM

Super Pokémon Rumble

Since Pokémon Red and Blue arrived on the Game?Boy in 1998, the series has become one of the the biggest gaming franchises in the world, having sold over 200 million ...

by Billy Langsworthy
on Oct 6th 2011 at 10:30AM