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First person shooters Primal Carnage: Genesis and Blacklight: Retribution front a long list of new PlayStation titles announced at GDC 2013. The news comes as Sony reveals an increased commitment to indie publishing, which amongst other things includes the simplification of the submission and approval process. Since my last post, …
Read More »Up to 100 HMV stores preparing for closure
Administrator Deloitte is preparing to close anything up to 100 HMV stores, reports claim. The Telegraph reports that between 60-100 stores face the chop, although they will likely remain open until they have exhausted their stock – possibly short-term good news for consumers, at least. The final list of stores …
Read More »Xbox 720 specs exposed… again
Look, we don’t really understand this stuff. But there’s noise coming from people that do which suggests this latest Xbox 720 tech leak is the real deal. The numbers come courtesy of VGleaks. We shan’t try and editorialise these – just take a look at the list: CPU:– x64 Architecture– …
Read More »50 things to look forward to in 2013
MCV runs through the biggest releases and events that will grow the industry over the next 12 months. 1. Grand Theft Auto VWatch out Call of Duty, the previous ‘biggest entertainment launch of all time’ wants its crown back. Rockstar has drip fed information about its next game to the …
Read More »EA conquers 2012 as UK’s No.1 publisher
Electronic Arts was comfortably the UK’s top physical games publisher of 2012. The firm enjoyed a successful year thanks to record-breaking sales of FIFA 13, which sold through 2m units two weeks faster than its predecessor. Other games that helped propel the publisher to the top of the rankings included …
Read More »FIFA 11 among several EA titles to lose online features
EA has announced a list of titles whose online support will be terminated on January 11th. The most notable game is FIFA 11, for which both online play and Ultimate Team functionality will be shut off. Also facing the chop are NFL 11, NBA Jam and FIFA Manager 11. The …
Read More »Top 10 Cats in Video Games – 2012
Top Ten this, Top Ten that. Seriously, who gives a toss? Let’s just cut to the chase. 2012 has been an eventful year for cats in games. There have been some tremendous feline highs and some painful puddy tat lows. Here MCV will highlight some of the top felis catus’ …
Read More »The 7 Games That Shaped 2012
End of year lists are ten a penny. Top 20 this. Best 5 that. This is the only list you need. With 2012 such a transformative year for games Michael French, Chris Dring, Ben Parfitt and James Batchelor pick the seven games that exemplify the biggest changes in the market… …
Read More »195 GAME stores opening tonight for Wii U
UK retailer GAME is opening the doors to 195 stores tonight to welcome the long-awaited UK arrival of Nintendo’s Wii U. 50 of the stores will also have playable demo pods for customers to try as they wait to get their hands on the latest console to be unleashed upon …
Read More »Time names its all-time 100 best video games
US magazine Time has named its all-time best 100 video games – and as you’d imagine there are some expected and definitely not as expected inclusions. It divides its list into decades. The 1970s, for instance, includes obvious contenders such as arcade smash-hit Space Invaders and tennis sim Pong, as …
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