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An HD compilation of the BioShock franchise has popped up again. This time it has appeared on the Brazilian Advisory Rating Board– the nation’s age rating programme – for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (credit for the spot goes to Gematsu). BioShock: The Collection was …
Read More »Microsoft: We will be patient with HoloLens to avoid ‘unpleasant’ Kinect situation
'When I feel the world is ready, then we will allow normal people to buy it,' says creator Alex Kipman
Read More »Call of Duty holds No.1 spot as Street Fighter V debuts in second place
Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III claims its 11th week at the top spot in the UK and outperforms newcomer Street Fighter V. No other entry in the first person shooter series has claimed this many No.1s – the previous record was 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 …
Read More »HTC Vive Steam VR gets $800 price tag
$800. That’s the amount it will take to buy HTC’s Steam VR Vive headset on launch day. It’s a staggering amount of money, even surpassing Oculus Rift’s at-the-time astonishing $600 RRP. That, incidentally, translated to 500 in the UK, so if Vive follows the same pattern we could be looking …
Read More »Google boss Pichai backs Apple in FBI security dispute
Apple boss Tim Cook has received the backing of Google CEO Sundar Pichai in his security row with the US government. Cook earlier this week said he would not abide by FBI orders to create what he sees as a security backdoor to iOS that allow authorities to access a …
Read More »Guillermo del Toro laments entertainment’s ‘b*stards with money’
Film director Guillermo del Toro has once again lashed out at business practices that he believes lesser the creative endeavours of the games industry. I think it’s a pity,” Del Toro said at last night’s DICE panel, as reported by VentureBeat. It is a marriage that happens in every big …
Read More »Interview: Eitr’s got Soul
As has become a sort-of tradition at PlayStation’s E3 conference, the platform holder showed a snappy sizzle reel of upcoming indie games from publisher Devolver Digital. Last year, there were a number of interesting titles, including Eitr, a 2D RPG title – coming to PS4 and PC – with more …
Read More »Retail release confirmed for Tales from the Borderlands
UPDATE: 2K has told MCV that in the UKthe physical game is not coming to PS3, Xbox 360 or PC, and that the PS4 and Xbox One versions are exclusive to GAME. ORIGINAL STORY: Telltale Games has pencilled in a boxed release for former digital-only title Tales from the Borderlands. …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 Finalist Profiles: Peripherals and Accessories Brand
As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Peripherals category A4T In 2015, A4T held the biggest market-share of any company (incl. first party) in PS4 chargers, PS3 chargers and PS3 headsets, with the …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed may never return to an annual release schedule
The decision to drop a potential 2016 mainline release in the Assassin’s Creed series could signify a longer-term strategical shift. Ubisoft confirmed earlier this month that it was taking a step back to evaluate the future of the series. Games Industry reports that now boss Yves Guillemot has said at …
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