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"This'll be the best FIFA we've made"
‘Revolutionary’ new gameplay features will make this year’s FIFA the best in the series to-date, says EA.
20 best indie games retailers revealed
MCV has teamed up with distributor Koch Media to kick off Independent Retail Month, starting with a list of 20 of the most successful UK indie games retailers.
PS3 is leading Euro market in 2012
As part of its investor presentation last night, Nintendo revealed that Sony’s PS3 has taken control of the European hardware market since the turn of the year.
FEATURE: UK's Top Ten single SKUs of all time
Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch reveals the Top Ten games on single platforms, in terms of both unit sales and revenue, and takes a look at how controller sales have altered ...
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Journey breaks PSN sales records
Developer thatgamecompany has announced that its recent PS3 release Journey has become the most successful game ever to be released on PSN.
Wii was best selling European home console in December
Think the Wii is dead in the market? Think again.
Megaupload founder is world's top Modern Warfare 3 player
In a somewhat cruel coincidence, the world’s best Modern Warfare 3 player may also be the man responsible for the lion’s share of the game’s piracy.
Modern Warfare 3 crowned UK's best seller in 2011
UKIE has confirmed what we all already knew – Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was the best selling game in the UK in 2011.
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2011 REVIEW: Let's raise a glass to games
There’s no end to the list of adversities the games industry had to fend off in the last 12 months to ensure a prosperous 2011.
Best Games of 2011 - Industry Picks
We all know which games you liked the most this year – we only have to look at the charts to figure that out. But what about the people that ...
Angry Birds rules the roost on the Apple App Store
At this time every year, Apple releases 'Rewind', its annual year-end lists for music, movies, TV shows, podcasts and apps.
PS3 close to catching Xbox 360
Sony’s PlayStation 3 is now within 1.3m unit sales of catching the Xbox 360.
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EA top of the league with 1m FIFA sales
Electronic Arts has netted 1m UK sales of FIFA in record time.
The Sims Social passes Farmville on Facebook
EA title The Sims Social has seen its MAUs surpass that of Facebook giant Farmville on the social network. In total it now has an MAU base of 36m users.
Just Dance 2 joins Wii 5m club
Nintendo has announced that Just Dance 2 has now sold over 5m copies in the US. It’s only the eighth title to do so and is the first from a ...
Call of Duty Elite is "the best free games service ever made"
Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is supremely confident in the Call of Duty online service the publisher is launching with Modern Warfare 3. In fact he thinks Call of Duty Elite’s ...
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Black Ops breaks UK sales record
Call of Duty: Black Ops has become the biggest selling game in UK games market history, GfK ChartTrack has just confirmed.
3DS breaks retail records
Two of the UK's leading retailers have confirmed that Nintendo's 3DS is their facets selling video games console ever.
Xbox 360 poised to overtake Wii
Back in September 2010 Microsoft made the bold claim that "there's been a mid-generation leadership change" in the hardware market. Now it looks like it might just have been right.
Gran Turismo 5 sales pass 6m
Developer Polyphony Digital has revealed that total global sales of Gran Turismo 5 have now passed 6m units.
Music games hit new high in 2010
Forget the fall of Guitar Hero; the music video game sector is stronger than ever, says GfK Chart-Track.
DS ends 2010 on a high note
Nintendo DS was the UK’s biggest selling games device of 2010, MCV understands.
DS claims all-time US crown
Platform holder Nintendo has confirmed the total lifetime sales for both DS and Wii in the US.
Quotes of the Year
“Getting mad at Activision for this kind of thing is like getting mad at an ape for throwing faeces. It’s just how the beast communicates.”
Tim Schafer chips in on ...
Bumper year for BioWare
2011 will be a landmark 12 months for developer BioWare as it prepares three big titles for the year.
