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Continuing our series of retrospective articles covering the ‘noughties’, Michael French looks back at the key industry happenings in 2001. And turn over for our look at what happened the following year, too… Click here to read the full thing.
Read More »Review of the Decade – 2000
In the first of a series of features looking back on the last ten years in the video games industry, Michael French raids the MCV archives to chronicle the arrival of the ‘Noughties’… Head over to the features section for more.
Read More »NEWS ROUNDUP: Government backs PEGI
The Government has heralded a new future for UK video games classification – with PEGI becoming the sole age ratings model in the region. Here’s a run down of all of the coverage on MCV to date: PEGI wins government backingGovernment’s new games classification model reduces BBFC’s powers as pan-European …
Read More »ROUNDUP: Platform holders at E3
This year’s E3 was an important one for all players. With the global economy still in dire straights and the games industry starting to appear a little vulnerable, it was important that all three platform holders came up with some big ideas to keep the interest in gaming on its …
Read More »ROUNDUP: Microsoft E3 press conference
Microsoft has just finished off its very impressive E3 presentation, leaving both Sony and, in particular, Nintendo with plenty to do to live up to it. Highlights included full body motion control system Natal, which as well as allowing game control also boast facial, voice and pattern recognition. There was …
Read More »Exciting Zavvi news on the way
A new teaser page on the Zavvi website claims that ‘exciting’ news about the now-passed retailer will be announced tomorrow – Monday 2nd March, and more specifically, at 10am. The most likely news relates to Zavvi boss Simon Douglas who bought up five of his former outlets for his new …
Read More »2008 Review Part Three
With 2008 drawing to a close, MCV looks back at the news that defined the last 12 months in the games industry. In Q3 the games industry continued to buck the worsening economic climate, Microsoft ‘fessed up to its RROD problems, Square Enix shocked the world with big Final Fantasy …
Read More »2008 Review Part Two
With 2008 drawing to a close, MCV looks back at the news that defined the last 12 months in the games industry. In Q2 we saw PEGI and the BBFC go to war, more delays to PS3 Home, the blockbuster release of GTA IV, a tremor in the Force at …
Read More »2008 Review Part One
With 2008 drawing to a close, MCV looks back at the news that defined the last 12 months in the games industry. In Q1 we saw the demise of HD-DVD, Gordon Brown throw a menacing glare at gaming, trouble at SCi, confident predictions from Woolworths, high-profile departures and hires at …
Read More »Halo 3 Recon is open-world title
A number of new details about Bungie’s upcoming expansion to its popular FPS franchise, Halo 3 Recon, the most interesting of which is the news that it will be based on an open-world structure. CVG reports that the latest copy of US games mag Game Informer carries the news, along …
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