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Noel Gallagher blames games for UK riots

Noel Gallagher blames games for UK riots

The London Evening Standard may have seen fit to revoke claims that gaming was a partial cause for last week’s UK riots, but the same can’t be said for Noel ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 15th 2011 at 12:35PM in News
EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis 2 skips Kinect

EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis 2 skips Kinect

Publisher EA has announced that it will be releasing EA Sports Grand Slam Tennis 2 on Xbox 360 and PS3 next year.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 11th 2011 at 4:47PM in News
VIDEO: Live-action Deus Ex short

VIDEO: Live-action Deus Ex short

With just over a month until the highly anticipated Deus Ex: Human Revolution arrives at UK retail, Square Enix has released an impressive live action promotional video for the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 22nd 2011 at 12:14PM in News
Amazon’s UK games download store ready for October launch

Amazon’s UK games download store ready for October launch

Online retail behemoth  Amazon will launch its PC game download store in the UK this October, MCV can reveal.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on Jul 21st 2011 at 9:23AM in News

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Filmic games like "bastard half-children"

Filmic games like "bastard half-children"

A game narrative expert has urged studios to stop forcing human drama into established game templates, claiming the approach has consistently proven to be flawed.

Rob Crossley
by Rob Crossley
on Jul 19th 2011 at 5:07PM in News
Nintendo video service could arrive tomorrow

Nintendo video service could arrive tomorrow

A press release issued in Germany seems to indicate that Nintendo’s 3DS Video download service is due to launch in Europe tomorrow (July 13th).

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 12th 2011 at 12:47PM in News
VIDEO: The Old Republic's stunning intro

VIDEO: The Old Republic's stunning intro

The opening cinematic for EA and BioWare's upcoming Star Wars: The Old Republic has appeared online, and you can watch the entire video below.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 9th 2011 at 2:01PM in News
New trailer for Star Wars Kinect

New trailer for Star Wars Kinect

A short new trailer for the long-awaited Star Wars Kinect game has gone alive ahead of its anticipated reveal and Microsoft E3 press conference on Monday night.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 1st 2011 at 3:12PM in News

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VIDEO: MW3 is here

VIDEO: MW3 is here

It's on. Activision has released the first full-length trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – and you can see it in full below.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 24th 2011 at 11:04AM in News
Project Cafe seen in video?

Project Cafe seen in video?

VG247 has unearthed a video showing Nintendo demonstrate its successor to the Wii.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 18th 2011 at 11:18AM in News
Mobile games claim half of all game downloads

Mobile games claim half of all game downloads

Digital games downloads for mobile games devices now account for around half of all full game downloads.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 4th 2011 at 3:31PM in News
VIDEO: MCV Awards 2011 highlights

VIDEO: MCV Awards 2011 highlights

The biggest night in the UK video games industry calendar took place earlier this month, and you can now relive some of the best bits of the MCV Industry Excellence ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 26th 2011 at 4:43PM in News

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Tesco acquires Blinkbox

Tesco acquires Blinkbox

Retailer Tesco has made a bold move into the digital space by acquiring a majority 80 per cent stake in video-on-demand service Blinkbox.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 20th 2011 at 3:43PM in News
OPINION: Taking Tesco seriously

OPINION: Taking Tesco seriously

I was sitting in a conference last month listening to a big retail exec discuss the future of video games.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2011 at 1:50PM in News
Royal Wedding gets inevitable web game

Royal Wedding gets inevitable web game

Desperate to be a part of the royal wedding? Of course you are. And thanks to Miniclip.com, you can be.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2011 at 12:20PM in News
UK CHARTS: Zumba still No.1

UK CHARTS: Zumba still No.1

505 Games' Zumba Fitness is still the UK's No.1 video games according to the latest data from UKIE and GfK Chart-Track.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 18th 2011 at 10:38AM in News

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CVG launches W.R.O.N.G. campaign

CVG launches W.R.O.N.G. campaign

Barely a day passes by without at least one factually inaccurate or absurd story about video games appearing in the mainstream press. It happens all the time.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 15th 2011 at 1:04PM in News
Best Buy introducing specialist games staff

Best Buy introducing specialist games staff

Mammoth US retailer Best Buy is to introduce dedicated teams and sales desks to its video game departments in store, according to a leaked presentation document.

Gamasutra
reports that senior ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 15th 2011 at 12:25PM in News
505 wins Rugby World Cup

505 wins Rugby World Cup

505 will publish the official Rugby World Cup 2011 game on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 this August, ahead of the tournament itself in September and October.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Apr 5th 2011 at 12:29PM in News
iPad 2 – a proper games console?

iPad 2 – a proper games console?

If for one moment you can duck the noise about today's arrival of the 3DS, you might also note that another machine also hits the UK today – Apple's iPad ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 25th 2011 at 9:55AM in News
VIDEO: Valve-made Portal 2 TV ad

VIDEO: Valve-made Portal 2 TV ad

Half-Life studio Valve has shown off its TV advertisement for Portal 2 for the first time.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Mar 18th 2011 at 10:19AM in News
THQ: We know gamers want pre-owned

THQ: We know gamers want pre-owned

THQ’s CEO Brian Farrell says he doesn’t want to kill off pre-owned as it is something consumers demand.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 17th 2011 at 8:25AM in News
VIDEO: Battlefield 3 trailer impresses

VIDEO: Battlefield 3 trailer impresses

A brand new trailer has been released for EA's upcoming Battlefield 3 and gamers are already asking if DICE's war sim will be the most realistic shooter ever released.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Mar 2nd 2011 at 10:21AM in News
FEATURE: Media Special

FEATURE: Media Special

What's your favourite games website? Who's your favourite writer? What's the games media's most important role? Is print dead?

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 28th 2011 at 2:58PM in News
VIDEO: Elder Scrolls V Skyrim

VIDEO: Elder Scrolls V Skyrim

A brand new trailer for Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has gone live this afternoon, and you can see it below,

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Feb 24th 2011 at 3:56PM in News