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Spending a huge among on the very best or a bit less on something that may be good enough – that appears to be the choice that will face VR buyers this year. Sony has in an extensive interview with Polygon said that the Oculus Rift (and presumably HTC Vive) …
Read More »Gears of War 4 ‘possibly’ coming to PC
The developer of the next Gears of War has not ruled out a release for the game on PC. Speaking to Game Informer, studio head at The Coalition Rod Fergusson replied with a possibly” when asked if Gears of War 4 could ever come to PC. The news comes at …
Read More »Is it game over for E3? Find out in this week’s MCV
E3 organisers ESA discuss the future of its event in this week’s MCV. That’s on top of an exclusive interview with Life Is Strange makers Dontnod, plus all the images and winners from this year’s MCV Awards. Elsewhere, we talk with gaming merchandise experts to find out how this market …
Read More »Chinese Room, Sam Barlow and CD Projekt Red lead 2016 BAFTA nominees
Everybody’s Gone To The Rapture racks up 10 awards nods, with Her Story and The Witcher III claiming seven each
Read More »GAME to close internal customer services department
UK retailer GAME says it will now offer a 24-hour customer service hotline by transferring it to an external partner. GAME currently handles customer services internally at its Basingstoke HQ, but can only be reached between 8am – 8pm (or 10am – 5pm on Sunday). According to employees at GAME’s …
Read More »Spil Games to revive Creatures as mobile title
Creatures Family to launch in 2017, preceded by "multi-platform teaser" releases
Read More »The Division delivers biggest day-one sales in Ubisoft’s history
Well, The Division has got off to an absolute flyer. Ubisoft’s new Tom Clancy game has sold more copies in its first 24 hours than any other Ubisoft title in the company’s history, the firm states. So it’s bigger than any Assassin’s Creed or indeed Watch Dogs which, at the …
Read More »Sumo Digital takes charge of Dead Island 2
UK studio Sumo Digital has been handed the task of developing Deep Silver’s Dead Island 2, MCV can reveal. The horror shooter was first announced at E3 2014 during PlayStation’s press conference, and was being developed by Spec Ops: The Line creators Yager. However, publisher Deep Silver terminated its relationship …
Read More »Get to Know PGL, the Team Behind the Manila Major
When the Manila Major has been announced, many Dota 2 enthusiasts have been asking about PGL. Why did Valve and the local organizers entrust this company with the task of co-producing the Spring Dota 2 Major? PGL, otherwise known as Professional Gamers’ League”, is an eSports brand registered under the …
Read More »GfK and SuperData team up for combined digital and physical UK chart
Digital games tracker SuperData and physical charts specialists GfK are teaming up to produce a new UK chart. Published every month, the combined chart will count sales of console digital games, ending years of uncertainty around the performance of digital titles versus their physical counterparts. This will roll out across …
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