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Sony’s support of the PlayStation Vita continues with news of two new Mega Pack bundles. The PS Vita Hits Mega Pack includes four system exclusives – Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet and When Viking Attack. There’s also a PS Vita LEGO Action Heroes Mega Pack that includes LEGO Batman 3: …
Read More »Super Meat Boy Forever is back in development
The successor for Super Meat Boy is not dead. Indeed, it’s actually back in active development. The title was announced by original creators and Indie Game: The Movie stars Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes a year ago, but little has been heard of it since. However, McMillen has now told …
Read More »CD Projekt Red boss wants free DLC to be the standard
The 16th and final free piece of DLC for The Witcher 3 is now available, and developer CD Projekt would like to see other studios follow its lead. Since the game’s release in May, CD Projekt has released an assortment of updates and content for the game including armour sets, …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 set for March 3rd
PAY ATTENTION: The MCV Awards will take place slightly earlier next year. It’s all part of a move to a new venue – the brand new Hilton London Bankside anda new time of year: March 3rd, 2016. As usual, the MCV Awards will acknowledge the best of the best in …
Read More »Gearbox declared full Duke Nukem owner as 3D Realms dispute is put to bed
The long running feud between Gearbox and 3D Realms is officially over. Rumours of a settlement surfaced in May but now the pair have officially declared their truce, with Gearbox emerging as the full owner of the franchise. Gearbox Software has voluntarily ended its litigation against Interceptor Entertainment and 3D …
Read More »Fallout boy: Bethesda’s Pete Hines on the biggest 12 months in the publisher’s history
At E3 2014, Bethesda told MCV that it had never announced a game at the LA show before. 12 months later, not only did the firm announce projects, they actually launched one, and did so via a curtain-raising press conference brimming with confidence. In an act of stated symbolism, Fallout …
Read More »Read about why there’s been a recent wave of 1990s games nostalgia in this week’s MCV
As a Resident Evil 2 remake is announced, we look at why the games industry is going back to the 1990s. We speak to Playtonic Games boss Gavin Price as well as Capcom UK’s Brian Ayers and SCEE’s Jim Ryan about why the industry is turning back the clock 20 …
Read More »Augmented reality start-up CastAR raises $15m
Augmented reality firm CastAR has raised more than $15m in a Series A funding round. Seed investors Playground Global provided funds for the investment round, which goes toward the continued development of CastAR’s titular AR glasses – currently scheduled for commercial launch in 2016. "Among all the confusion about what …
Read More »Final Fantasy VII arrives for iOS devices
Final Fantasy VII is now available for iPhones and iPads on the Apple App Store, Square Enix has announced. The $19.99 mobile release is a port of the current PC version on Steam, with a few notable tweaks including touch controls and easy button” options for turning off random encounters …
Read More »UPDATE: Limited quantities of Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition restocked for US
Bethesda has announced Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition is back in stock on its store in limited quantities. The popular and previously sold out collectors edition of Fallout 4 that totes an actual Pip-Boy holster and display for smart phones is available now on the Bethesda web store. Those interested should …
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