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The Advertising Standards Authority has said that it won’t be pursuing further measures against Activision concerning a mistake made in the marketing for Call of Duty III pre-order content. Several fans were left unhappy after early marketing material suggested that the popular Nuketown multiplayer map would be offered to all …
Read More »MCV and Develop Christmas Party tickets sold out
Tickets have now sold out for this year’s MCV and Develop Christmas Party. Taking place on Thursday, December 3rd at the Sway Bar in Holborn, London, the celebration of the games industry runs from 7pm until 2am and includes a free bar for part of the night, plus a buffet …
Read More »VIDEO: Just Cause 3 has a flash new CGI trailer
We’re about a couple of weeks away from the launch of Just Cause 3, so now’s about the time you’d expect a swanky launch trailer, right? RIGHT. Square Enix has released its one minute CGI short for the game, which goes big on action and big on claims. So bold …
Read More »Halo World Championship 2016 starts in December, prize pool now $1.7m
Microsoft has revealed that its Halo World Championship tournament will kick off at the start of this December. The event will debut on December 6th with online ladders. Then between December 19th 2015 and January 31st 2016, Xbox will be holding its online qualifiers and regional in-person live events. From …
Read More »New ‘gamified’ crowdfunding platform BrightLocker launching next year
Site set up by industry veterans gets community involved in everything from conception to release
Read More »PES 2016 gets free Euro 2016 content as second roster patch is delayed
Konami has revealed exactly what it’s going to do with the Euro 2016 licence – give away the content for free. PES 2016 caused a fuss at launch when it shipped without updated squad rosters that reflected the summer transfer activity. Konami’s admission that this would take a month to …
Read More »Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Ark: Survival Evolved near Xbox One release
Xbox One appears to be on the cusp of welcoming two big PC titles into its ranks. Videogamer reports that a digital listing for Chivalry: Medieval War has cropped up on the Xbox Store. The port will include support for 24 online players, offer in excess of 25 battlefields and …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Star Wars merchandise
That’s no moon: that’s one of the biggest brands in entertainment targeting the games market once again. As Battlefront lands at retail, MCV looks at merchandise with the greatest Force The galactic might of Star Wars has returned to the world of games. Star Wars Battlefront is arguably the biggest …
Read More »Kobojo and Gumi founders form new mobile studio Mana Cube
First title, Dungeon Monsters, due for release early next year
Read More »What’s in a GAME? We go inside the retailer’s Westfield Stratford store
GAME CEO Martyn Gibbs takes MCV on a tour of the company’s flagship Westfield Stratford outlet, and reveals the latest innovations taking place in games retail BRINGING TOYS TO LIFE We make three times the margin on accessories in terms of total value than we do on hardware. We spend …
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