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Mallet ditches EA to head up King.com's new London studio

Mallet ditches EA to head up King.com's new London studio

EA has suffered the ignominy of yet another executive departing in favour of a role at a casual and social gaming firm.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 22nd 2012 at 8:40AM in News
DmC misses 2012, dated for Janaury '13

DmC misses 2012, dated for Janaury '13

Capcom has announced a release date for its new Devil May Cry title DmC – and the bad news is the game will miss 2012.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 22nd 2012 at 8:25AM in News
Activision contract exposes Bungie's project 'Destiny'

Activision contract exposes Bungie's project 'Destiny'

Activision’s ongoing court battle with former Infinity Ward developers Jason West and Vince Zampella has taken a surprising turn, as the publisher’s high-profile 2010 deal with Bungie has suddenly been ...

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 22nd 2012 at 2:13AM in News
007 Legends dated for October

007 Legends dated for October

The latest James Bond game has received a release date courtesy of Activision.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 21st 2012 at 8:31PM in News

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Former NCAA athletes lawsuit against EA moves forward

Former NCAA athletes lawsuit against EA moves forward

The class action lawsuit filed by former NCAA athletes accusing EA of using their likenesses without providing compensation of any kind will continue on, following denial of the publisher’s request ...

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 21st 2012 at 7:50PM in News
Square Enix registers Just Cause 4 domain

Square Enix registers Just Cause 4 domain

Square Enix has registered URLs for ‘JustCause4’, despite the fact that the publisher has yet to officially announce Just Cause 3.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 21st 2012 at 7:22PM in News
Nintendo broadcasting E3 press conference

Nintendo broadcasting E3 press conference

Nintendo’s E3 presentation will be broadcast on television channels and web services, the company announced today.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 21st 2012 at 6:55PM in News
FEATURE: Gunning for GAME

FEATURE: Gunning for GAME

A battle is being fought on the High Street.

Christopher Dring
by Christopher Dring
on May 21st 2012 at 3:25PM in News

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Angry Birds launching Kovalainen F1 tie-in

Angry Birds launching Kovalainen F1 tie-in

Having already feasted on the joys of cross-promotion with film tie-in Angry Birds Rio, Finnish studio Rovio is to embark on a second licensed venture.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 2:31PM in News
MCV Jobs Weekly: Gem seeks designer, top jobs

MCV Jobs Weekly: Gem seeks designer, top jobs

In MCV's weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Gem is searching for a new web graphic designer and we look at the best job vacancies.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 21st 2012 at 2:30PM in News
Hitman: Absolution preorder DLC available via select Indian retailers

Hitman: Absolution preorder DLC available via select Indian retailers

The Hitman Sniper Challenge DLC is now being offered on preorders for Hitman: Absolution at select Indian retailers.

Sameer Desai
by Sameer Desai
on May 21st 2012 at 2:10PM in News
Yet another delay for Aliens: Colonial Marines

Yet another delay for Aliens: Colonial Marines

Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines has been delayed. Again.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 2:10PM in News

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Nike football ad contains hidden playable 2D Sonic game!

Nike football ad contains hidden playable 2D Sonic game!

Sega and Nike have teamed up for one of the cleverer bits of video games cross promotion MCV has seen in a while.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 1:26PM in News
EA offers free publishing deal to crowd-funded projects

EA offers free publishing deal to crowd-funded projects

Having already squared off against Steam in the triple-A sector, EA now wants Origin to hold its own in the indie game scene.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 1:07PM in News
Simply Games sales soar by 200 per cent

Simply Games sales soar by 200 per cent

Software sales at internet retailer Simply Games have trebled during the past 12 months.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 21st 2012 at 11:51AM in News
Hong Kong investor heading to E3

Hong Kong investor heading to E3

An investor from the East will be in Los Angeles this June looking for opportunities in the gaming market.

James Batchelor
by James Batchelor
on May 21st 2012 at 11:47AM in News

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Brand Map: Command & Conquer played 10.4 hours per week on average

Brand Map: Command & Conquer played 10.4 hours per week on average

Gamers play Command & Conquer titles for 10.4 hours per week on average – almost an hour more than the typical game.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on May 21st 2012 at 11:45AM in News
Is the 'new' Wii u controller actually the 'old' Wii U controller?

Is the 'new' Wii u controller actually the 'old' Wii U controller?

Twitter faux pas, fake, PR stunt or employee blunder? Who knows, but in the mean time there’s nothing to stop us speculating!

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 11:23AM in News
CD Projekt: The truth is DRM does not work

CD Projekt: The truth is DRM does not work

In a no-holds barred interview amidst Diablo III’s ‘always-on DRM’ storm, the developer of The Witcher 2 has blasted the use of digital rights management.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 10:46AM in News
UK CHARTS: Max Payne beats Diablo in battle of the 3s

UK CHARTS: Max Payne beats Diablo in battle of the 3s

Rockstar’s Max Payne 3 has beaten Blizzard’s Diablo III to the No.1 spot in the UKIA GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 9:40AM in News
The GMAs: How It All Works

The GMAs: How It All 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 21st 2012 at 9:23AM in News
Aussie retailer opens up on import sales

Aussie retailer opens up on import sales

Retailer JB HiFi has officially admitted that it is selling imported stock in its Australian High Street stores.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 9:12AM in News
TT Games tester reveals redesigned Wii U controller

TT Games tester reveals redesigned Wii U controller

A QA tester for UK developer Traveller's Tales has committed what those in the trade describe as “a bit of a boo-boo” by leaking a picture of Nintendo’s redesigned Wii ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on May 21st 2012 at 8:41AM in News
Steam top ten sellers chart: May 13-19

Steam top ten sellers chart: May 13-19

Valve has revealed the top selling Steam products and titles on for the week ending on May 19th.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 21st 2012 at 6:02AM in News
38 Studios pays $1.125m to Rhode Island, Copernicus due in June 2013

38 Studios pays $1.125m to Rhode Island, Copernicus due in June 2013

38 Studios has successfully made a $1.125m payment to the state of Rhode Island.

Erik Johnson
by Erik Johnson
on May 21st 2012 at 5:14AM in News