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OPINION: The digital PC chart

OPINION: The digital PC chart

The introduction of the new digital chart presents a significant milestone for the industry.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 11th 2010 at 1:00PM in News
Deal brokered for PC download chart

Deal brokered for PC download chart

It's been a long time coming, but the UK will finally get a games download chart later this year, MCV can reveal.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 11th 2010 at 1:00PM in News
Blizzard sticking with PC gaming

Blizzard sticking with PC gaming

Games publishing powerhouse Blizzard has said that while the PC faces a lot of challenges as a games platform, it refuses to turn its back on it, following the launch ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 10th 2010 at 5:24PM in News
Fable III delayed on PC

Fable III delayed on PC

Microsoft has confirmed that it has delayed the PC version of upcoming RPG sequel Fable III on PC.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 3rd 2010 at 1:12PM in News

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EA Play announces Create

EA Play announces Create

Looking to follow on from the template laid down by Sony’s LittleBigPlanet, the EA Play label has announced a brand new console title called Create that takes the idea of ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Aug 2nd 2010 at 2:15PM in News
Why did MS kill cross-platform play?

Why did MS kill cross-platform play?

When Xbox Live first made the move to PC, cross-platform play between Xbox 360 and PC gamers was very much central to Microsoft’s ambitions. So why is Shadowrun still the ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 22nd 2010 at 11:40AM in News
Boxed PC leads digital by 2.3m

Boxed PC leads digital by 2.3m

Statistics from American sales analyst NPD claims that the boxed PC games market just managed to out-value digital sales in the US in 2009.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 21st 2010 at 2:55PM in News
Pure Football price cut to £9.99

Pure Football price cut to £9.99

Budget multiformat game Pure Football has been advertised by Blockbuster for £9.99 – less than two months after it hit store shelves.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 19th 2010 at 6:48PM in News

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Some OnLive titles platform locked

Some OnLive titles platform locked

High-spec games on any platform that can go online – that was the boast of ambitious cloud gaming service OnLive, but already one title has arrived which challenges the philosophy.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 19th 2010 at 6:11PM in News
XBLA Plants vs Zombies gets co-op

XBLA Plants vs Zombies gets co-op

PopCap’s downloadable version of Plants vs Zombies for Xbox 360 looks like it will receive new features not seen on the PC or iPhone.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 19th 2010 at 12:02PM in News
James Bond Blood Stone confirmed

James Bond Blood Stone confirmed

Activision has today officially confirmed the existence of James Bond Blood Stone, a brand new game based on Britain’s favourite secret agent currently in development at British developer Bizarre.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 16th 2010 at 12:48PM in News
Medal of Honor Limited Edition revealed

Medal of Honor Limited Edition revealed

EA has announced a special edition of Medal of Honor that will hit shelves alongside the standard SKU on October 15th.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 14th 2010 at 11:02AM in News

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APB getting radical overhaul

APB getting radical overhaul

Just days after Realtime Worlds’ ambitious open-world MMO APB finally hit UK retail, the developer has stated that it’s intending to revisit several core elements of the game.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 13th 2010 at 6:05PM in News
Day of Defeat Source guns its way to Mac

Day of Defeat Source guns its way to Mac

The ever-increasing number of Valve games made playable on Mac has been bolstered by another new title – Day of Defeat Source.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jul 13th 2010 at 11:54AM in News
FIFA 11 gets PC spec boost

FIFA 11 gets PC spec boost

EA has announced that the PC version of football title FIFA 11 will at last boast the same sort of visual fidelity as the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jul 9th 2010 at 11:59AM in News
Final Fantasy XIV dated

Final Fantasy XIV dated

Square Enix has announced that the PC Collector’s Edition version of MMO Final Fantasy XIV will be released in Europe on September 22nd. The standard SKU will hit retail on ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 30th 2010 at 6:00PM in News

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APB features voice chat ads

APB features voice chat ads

In what will either be seen as an innovative piece of in-game monetization or a cynical cash cow that will inconvenience gamers, it has emerged that upcoming PC MMO shooter ...

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 28th 2010 at 5:54PM in News
E3 2010: Portal 2 offers cross-platform play

E3 2010: Portal 2 offers cross-platform play

If Valve gets its way, PS3 owners will be able to take Portal 2 online and play with PC and Mac owners.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 18th 2010 at 11:39AM in News
E3 2010: Darksiders 2 announced

E3 2010: Darksiders 2 announced

A follow-up to apocalyptic third person slasher Darksiders is in development, as revealed by THQ at its E3 conference.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jun 17th 2010 at 11:47AM in News
500,000 download new Who game

500,000 download new Who game

Half a million consumers downloaded Doctor Who: The Adventure Games in its first two weeks.

Michael French
by Michael French
on Jun 17th 2010 at 10:23AM in News
E3 2010: Black Ops pre-orders match MW2

E3 2010: Black Ops pre-orders match MW2

Pre-orders for this year’s Call of Duty: Black Ops are already on par with those made for last year’s best-selling Modern Warfare 2.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jun 15th 2010 at 5:06PM in News
E3 2010: MW2 sells 20 million copies

E3 2010: MW2 sells 20 million copies

Activision’s hugely popular Modern Warfare 2 has unlocked a new achievement – over 20m copies of the game have been sold since release.

Dominic Sacco
by Dominic Sacco
on Jun 15th 2010 at 2:24PM in News
E3 2010: Crysis 2 goes 3D

E3 2010: Crysis 2 goes 3D

EA is set to confirm that upcoming console and PC shooter Crysis 2 will support stereoscopic 3D.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 14th 2010 at 12:24PM in News
E3 2010: True Crime: Hong Kong named

E3 2010: True Crime: Hong Kong named

Publisher Activision has officially named the third instalment in its GTA-like free-roaming action series – True Crime: Hong Kong.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 11th 2010 at 12:02PM in News
Warner pens LEGO Universe deal

Warner pens LEGO Universe deal

It has been confirmed that Warner Bros Interactive will be the exclusive retail distributor for upcoming PC MMO outing LEGO Universe for all outlets outside of official LEGO channels.

Ben Parfitt
by Ben Parfitt
on Jun 7th 2010 at 12:45PM in News