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Sony has opened the Tokyo Game Show by unveiling the long-awaited PS3 Super Slim. It’s the third iteration of Sony’s PS3 hardware and is the smallest yet, boasting reduced power consumption and a smaller footprint. Pictures of the unit have been available since July and a retail leak yesterday suggested …
Read More »Sony DADC opens new Enfield distribution centre
UK distributor Sony DADC has finally opened its new distribution centre. The facility has been built on the same site as the firm’s previous Enfield installation, which was burned down during the London riots last August. The new centre became operational during the summer but officially opens today (September 14th). …
Read More »DICE defends EA’s track record of innovation
The perception that EA does little more than pump out mass-market sequels is unjust, owned studio DICE has argued. "EA is actually very prone to try out new things," Magnus Troedsson, the general manager of EA-owned studio and Battlefield creator DICE told Gamasutra. "And I have to say that sometimes …
Read More »Football Manager 2013 is coming – complete with accessible Classic mode
A brand new accessible Classic Mode is the headline feature of the freshly announced Football manager 2013. Described by publisher Sega as a seismic shift” in the series, FM2013’s Classic Mode offers an alternative, less time-consuming” game type that is hoped will appeal to those who have until now found …
Read More »Rebuilding Tomb Raider: The return of Lara Croft
Lara Croft is a permanent fixture at the MCV offices. Eidos had mocked up an image of her reading your favourite trade weekly to celebrate our first birthday (which was 1999). It still stands proud in our office today, reminding us of a time when the Britsoft pin-up was one …
Read More »Remember Me bidding war proves new IP matters
Capcom had to fend off ‘high profile publishers’ to sign Remember Me, the firm told MCV. The Dontnod-developed new IP was one of the big surprises from Gamescom last week, and was unveiled on stage at Capcom’s pre-show press conference. The action adventure game is part of a wave of …
Read More »Molyneux forced to rename Curiosity; Game delayed to September
NASA’s Curiosity Rover may be 34.8m miles away from Earth, but that’s not stopping it causing a very terrestrial kerfuffle. Development favourite Peter Molyneux has revealed that a trademark issue with NASA means that he’s left looking for a new name for his debut iOS game, that until now has …
Read More »More GTA V screens for you… but still no release date
Yes, it’s another set of brand new screen shots for Grand Theft Auto V. Man. Parachute. Rocks. Trees. River. Bridge. Tennis. Grass. Bikes. Mud. It really is ALL happening in these images which, as you’ve probably noticed, can be seen below. On Monday Rockstar released three new images for the …
Read More »Lauder Partners is new OnLive owner; Over half of staff "non-hired"
Existing OnLive investor Lauder Partners has been revealed as the new owner of the cloud gaming company. The value of the deal is unknown. Although the staff of and investors in OnLive are left with little doubt as to the value of their assets – absolutely nothing. Lauder Partners is …
Read More »OPINION: Microsoft and the Xbox 720 guessing game
The thing is, it’s not really Microsoft’s fault. It’s ours. Earlier this week MCV lamented Microsoft’s compulsion to lie to us all about an admission from its general manager Brian hall that the New Xbox is a ‘thing’. We lamented the necessity of lies in corporate culture. We lamented being …
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