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The 500GB Xbox 360 hard drive is coming to the UK this month. It looks like it will be replacing the former 320GB model, which is only available while supplies last. The new model will retail for the same price of 79.99, Xbox has told MCV. The news follows yesterday’s …
Read More »PREVIEW: Escape Dead Island
It may bear the Dead Island name, but Escape Dead Island is bursting away from Deep Silver’s zombie franchise with several big changes. First of all, Escape swaps out the series’ signature first-person combat for a thirdperson take on zombie killing. Players can wield a combination of melee weapons and …
Read More »INSIGHT: The rebirth of simulation games
Dovetail Games’ director of brand Doug McConkey on how today’s technology is driving the simulation genre forward. It’s been a busy year here at Dovetail Games. We spent the first half of the year quietly growing our development team as we prepared to announce that we were going to be …
Read More »INSIGHT: Iceberg Interactive’s Gamescom showing
PC specialist Iceberg Interactive went to Gamescom with some exciting games. Sales director Howard Newmark tells us more. What did you bring to Gamescom this year? The Iceberg Team had a significant presence at GamesCom this year, once again taking up a sizeable part of the Holland Pavilion. We showed …
Read More »Amazon UK on the hunt for the greatest console ever
Amazon wants its customers to pick their favourite console of all time. Up until August 31st, gamers can pick their best console ever. The eight most popular consoles will then enter a knockout competition to decide the overall winner. It’s part of the firm’s celebration of PS4 and Xbox One, …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Train Simulator 2015
Dovetail may be expanding into the worlds of fishing and planes, but don’t for a second think the publisher is turning its back on its beloved train series. Train Simulator 2015 hits shelves on September 18th, and the title’s developers are trying to make the game’s various functions easier to …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM INSIGHT: Batman and the rise of the collector’s item
Eric Baesa of creative specialist TAKEOFF discusses the importance of collector’s editions and the power of Batman merchandise. We’ve seen some major changes in the physical world of video games. There have been fewer games released, with an increased focus on digital. But there remains a massive audience of gamers …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: Will mobile ever kill off consoles?
At this point, it would be impossible to deny the significance of mobile gaming to the games industry as a whole. Far removed from the sniffy dismissals of ten years ago, mobile gaming has progressed from being the extra novelty on a handset (think Snake) to one of the biggest …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM PREVIEW: Dead Island 2
TheCity of Angels becomes the City of the Dead in the next game in Deep Silver’s open-world zombie-bashing RPG series, Dead Island. Dead Island 2 will continue the main storyline told in Dead Island, follow-up Dead Island: Riptide and cartoony spin-off sequel Escape Dead Island (set for release in November). …
Read More »MCV @ GAMESCOM: How eSports went from joke to juggernaut
For many, it seems laughable that a free-to-play game could rank alongside iconic singersand global television shows in terms of popularity. But, just like Madonna, TheX Factor and Olympic sporting events have in the past, the League of Legends Championship Series sold out Wembley Arena this year. And this success …
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