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Downloadable PC sensation Minecraft is to officially exit alpha phase and enter beta on December 20th, creator Marcus Persson has confirmed. In addition, the cult developer has stated that he plans to add some kind of non-intrusive narrative to the game to help drive the game experience early on, and …
Read More »LIVEBLOG: Games Media Awards 2010
Tonight sees the fourth annual Games Media Awards kick off in London’s Bloomsbury Ballroom, and MCV will be bringing you unrivalled coverage as and when it happens. This year’s GMAs is being supported by some of the market’s biggest companies including Gold Sponsors Microsoft, Nintendo, Activision, Codemasters, Electronic Arts, and …
Read More »3DS to automatically block pirates
Nintendo president Saturo Iwata has stated that the 3DS will automatically download firmware updates – a method that the exec hopes will help combat Nintendo’s handheld piracy problems. Andriasang reports that the functionality will be included as part of the SpotPass feature set, which allows 3DS machines to autonomously connect …
Read More »Nintendo upgrades Wii, DSi piracy protection
Nintendo has improved its protection against piracy on Wii and DS with new firmware updates. The downloads were released earlier this week and are said to block consumers from using many of the more common flash carts and software modifications that allow pirated games to be played. Official release notes …
Read More »PES 2010 update next week
Konami has confirmed that it will be issuing a free downloadable update for Pro Evolution Soccer 2010 on November 24th. The DLC will update team rosters in line with the summer transfer activity. It will also add four teams to the Champions League mode – Atletico Madrid, Olympiacos, Lyon and …
Read More »Free DLC coming to PES 2010
As retail prepares for tomorrow’s release of Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, Konami has pledged to support the title with free downloadable content going forwards. We really appreciate your help making the best PES yet and we hope you’ll continue to give us great feedback,” the game’s production team stated on …
Read More »Championship Manager 2010 dated
Eidos has announced that the next instalment in its noteworthy football management series, dubbed Championship Manager 2010, will be released this September. The game, which has been in development for two years, will for the first time include the ability for users to download real-world stats from the footballing world …
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