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Read More »Epic unlikely to make another triple-A single-player game
Gears of War creator Epic has said that its want to maintain independence may mean it never makes another big single-player epic. This shift, it has said, came after the completion of Gears of War: Judgement, the cost of which was huge. "The economics of those games forces developers to …
Read More »Suda 51’s The Silver Case is being remade for the West
The first game ever made by Grasshopper Manufacture is to be released in the west for the first time. The Silver Case was released on PlayStation in Japan in 1999. Now director Goichi Suda (Suda 51) has confirmed a remake in the works for PC. Eurogamer reports that the remake …
Read More »Trion Worlds ditches free-to-play model for Atlas Reactor because ‘it’s less fun’
Multiplayer title will now be sold using premium price points at $30, $60 and $100
Read More »Evidence builds behind disc-less Nintendo NX
Upcoming console rumoured to instead use game carts similar to 3DS handheld
Read More »Windows 10 won’t be free for much longer
Microsoft has revealed how much Windows 10 will cost when its free upgrade period ends in July. The OS will cease to be offered as a free upgrade to existing Windows users on July 29th, at which point it will be priced at $119 (around 82, although the actual UK …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Lick PR hires journalist Ian Dransfield
Dransfield joins Lick PR as junior account manager, Imagine promotes Josh West and Keywords brings on new chief customer officer Journalist Dransfield joins Lick PR Freelance journalist Ian Dransfield has joined the London-based PR agency Lick as junior account manager. Dransfield previously produced written and video content for the likes …
Read More »PlayStation: Uncharted’s fanbase has never been bigger
Sony is investing more marketing money in Uncharted 4 than it has with any previous game. Marketing manager Joe Palmer says that there has been an influx of PS4 owners that never owned a PS3 – which was the console the previous three Uncharted games were released on. Therefore the …
Read More »More rumours hint at no optical drive for Nintendo NX
Fresh evidence has cropped up suggesting that the Nintendo NX won’t use optical discs and will instead utilise 3DS-style game cards. Nintendo Life reports that 3DS card manufacturer Macronix has predicted a big revenue rise later in its financial year, tying in with NX’s March 2017 launch window. The company …
Read More »‘Nintendo just switched off Wii U’s life support’
The Wii U is finished, say leading games retailers. Last week, Nintendo announced that its next Zelda game – which was originally scheduled for this year – will now release in 2017, and will also be coming to the firm’s upcoming NX console. The platform holder also said Zelda will …
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