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With the holiday season just around the corner, MCV looks at the best stocking-sized gifts to make gamers’ Christmas wishes come true Christmas: the season for socks, excessive consumption and – of course – giving gifts. With a slew of new titles hitting shelves throughout November, gamers are set to …
Read More »Introducing the low-cost £30 Android tablet
You can now buy two Android tablets for the price of a single PS4 controller. Note, however, that while Sony’s latest joypad is an absolute joy to use, the new 30 UbiSlate 7Ci from DataWind is likely to be somewhat less rewarding. With just 512MB of RAM, 4GB of storage, …
Read More »Eminem tie-up sees cut-price album for Call of Duty: Ghosts buyers in US
In case you hadn’t noticed, Eminem’s most recent track Survival was used on an ad for Call of Duty: Ghosts. But that was just the beginning of the marketing tie-up. A deal has been revealed in close collaboration with GameStop” in the US that means those who pre-order the shooter …
Read More »Call of Duty: Ghosts – upgrade from PS3 to PS4 version for £10
Activision has announced that players looking to upgrade from PS3 to PS4 will be offered a special discount on Call of Duty: Ghosts. Call of Duty: Ghosts is out on PS3 on November 5th. With PS4 now having a confirmed UK release date of November 29th, players face a choice …
Read More »Subsidised Xbox subscription hardware "pivotal" to Microsoft’s business
Xbox 720 will likely launch with cut-price hardware subsidised through monthly subscriptions. That’s the impression given by Microsoft in an interview with The Wall Street Journal in which it describes such retail models as pivotal to our business” and outlines plans to roll the deals out across the whole of …
Read More »GAME running 99p Sniper Elite V2 offer
Sniper Elite V2 can be had for as little as 99p on the High Street this Friday thanks to GAME’s latest trade-in offer. Customers can trade-in any two of the following games to be eligible for the price – Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3, …
Read More »Sony targets teens with new PSP
SCEE chief Jim Ryan says a sub-90 PSP will grow the platform’s audience and draw in the younger consumer. A new-look PSP was unveiled at Gamescom last month. As well as a fresh design, it omits the wi-fi functionality and has a new budget price. You will see the audience …
Read More »OPINION: GameStop – goodie or baddie?
I have a right hand and a left hand. For the purposes of this article, my right hand shall be called mAStaK1lla. He represents the gamer and the consumer in me. I like great deals on new titles and am delighted when games turn up early. For the sake of …
Read More »PSP software slashed as Sony readies final push
Sony has announced a number of significant discounts on the price of digital PSP software. The move follows Sony’s announcement at Gamescom last week that it is to launch a remade and discounted version of the PSP, dubbed the E-1000, in Europe this autumn. Highlights of the sale include Sid …
Read More »Trade-in, get LA Noire for £4.99
UPDATE 1: HMV has been in contact with MCV to say that it has "no such deal available". MCV is expecting to receive confirmation of other offers from a key UK retailer shortly. UPDATE 2: Since publishing the first update we have had three readers contact us to confirm that …
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