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The Twitch accounts of PlayStation, Xbox and ESL were compromised overnight. Polygon reports that a number of videos were renamed to include racist and homophobic language. Others were changed to messages making fun of Microsoft’s Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity while some were altered to appear as if they …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: Call of Duty devs hired eSports experts for Advanced Warfare
ESportswill play a major role in this year’s Call of Duty once again, and developer Sledgehammer has even hired competitive gamers to help. However, lead multiplayer designer Greg Reisdorf says that they didn’t always take the feedback on-board, because the game has to be fun for all of its fans. …
Read More »PC version of PES 2015 not the same as PS4 and Xbox One
It sounds as if the PC version of PES 2015 won’t be the same beast as the PS4 and Xbox One game. PC users: same modes and gameplay as PS4/Xbox One. Better visuals than PS3/Xbox 360. A hybrid really,” PES European brand manager Adam Bhatti said on Twitter. Focus was …
Read More »Sonic Boom duo receive European release date
Sega has confirmed the European release dates for Sonic’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS outings. Both Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for Wii U and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for 3DS will be released on November 21st. The former is being developed LA studio Big Red Button while Sanzaru Games …
Read More »No new games for Vita? Sony names over 20 titles on the way to handheld
A Sony exec has responded to online criticism regarding the Vita no-show in Sony’s Gamescom 2014 press conference. The handheld (as well as the PS3) was MIA from the briefing, provoking strong criticism from the Vita’ loyal and vocal fanbase online. Subsequently PlayStation content strategist Shahid Kamal Ahmad took to …
Read More »Read our first ever MCV @ Gamescom daily magazine right now
The first ever MCV @ Gamescom is available for you to read for free right now. You can read it in your browser here, or get it via the MCV App on iPad. Of course, if you are at Gamescom, you can pick a physical copy of the publication up …
Read More »SONY: DayZ heading to PS4
Dean Hall has revealed at the Sony Gamescom press conference that DayZ is coming to PS4. With the standalone PC release selling 1m in its first month, the game’s arrival on consoles will come as no surprise. Hall said the Bohemia team didn’t simply want to port the game – …
Read More »Xbox boss: Tomb Raider exclusivity a ‘win-win’, although details remain unclear
Phil Spencer has said that the deal to make Rise of the Tomb Raider an Xbox exclusive is really a win-win”. The Crystal Dynamics title was unveiled as an Xbox exclusive at Microsoft’s Gamescom 2014 press briefing earlier today. "We’ve found in certain instances that if we can partner with …
Read More »eSports: Behind the next billion-dollar industry
Competitive gaming is a big deal, generating millions upon millions of views and beginning to even outpace the rest of the games industry. MCV chatted to professional teams, event organisers and other firms involved in the burgeoning sector If you had asked someone five years ago whether they watch eSports, …
Read More »Mercedes DLC skidding into Mario Kart 8 this month
Mario Kart 8 will be the recipient of both DLC and a software update later this month. August 27th will see the release of the licensed Mercedes DLC containing three free, oddly real-world cars – the GLA, 300 SL Roadster and 1930’s Silver Arrow. Also on the way via a …
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