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Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition has launched on iOS for iPad devices. The mobile version of Klei’s survival adventure is available now for $5 on the App Store, and the indie studio states the release packs all the content of the game’s $15 PC release. The Pocket Edition – optimized for …
Read More »Gauntlet: Slayer Edition heading to PS4 in August
An upgraded version of Arrowhead’s Gauntlet reboot is heading to PlayStation 4 next month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced. Dubbed Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, the title will arrive for Sony’s current-gen hardware on August 11th for $19.99. The reboot initially launched last year on Windows PC, carrying the same price …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers: July 5-11
Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved is once again perched on top of Steam’s top ten sellers weekly chart. No surprise, the game surpassed 1m sales during the period. Grand Theft Auto V and newcomer Rocket League finished behind in second and third, respectively. Elite: Dangerous jumped up to fourth …
Read More »Three weeks to Gamescom – get involved with our daily magazines
It is just three weeks until Gamescom, and MCV is putting out a daily magazine for every business day at the expo. The MCV @ Gamescom magazine will once again feature breaking news from the event, interviews with the most senior games industry executives, reports on international territories, plus previews …
Read More »Outside Xbox reaches 1m YouTube subscribers
Gamer Network’s Xbox-based video outlet Outside Xbox has surpassed one million subscribers. The channel was launched in August 2012 2012 by Andy Farrant, Mike Channell and Jane Douglas, and is focused on Microsoft and Xbox content. In addition to smashing one million subscribers on YouTube, the outlet has seen year-on-year …
Read More »Black Ops 3’s Juggernog Edition comes with a working mini-fridge
There’s been night vision goggles, remote-control cars and drones – and now Call of Duty has stepped up its collector’s edition offering once again. According to a leaked product listing on the site of New Zealand retailer Mighty Ape (thanks,Polygon), this year’s physical bonus of Black Ops 3 promises to …
Read More »An Xbox One Gears of War hardware bundle is on the way
Microsoft has announced that a Gears of War Ultimate Edition and Xbox One hardware bundle is coming out. Interestingly the package launches on week before the title hits stores. It’ll be in stores on August 21st, with the game not being available until August 28th. Consumers will not be able …
Read More »Baldur’s Gate is getting another expansion pack, 16 years after its first
Following its revival in the form of Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition, BioWare’s seminal RPG is finally getting another expansion. The original game, released in 1998, was expanded one year later by Tales of the Sword Coast. A sequel, Baldur’s Gate 2, was released in 2000, similarly bolstered by add-on Throne …
Read More »Ubisoft: ‘We’re taking more risks than our rivals’
On paper, 2014 looks like one of the most successful years in Ubisoft’s history. It smashed its targets by generating over 1bn in software revenue – thanks to its biggest new IP launch (Watch Dogs), and major sellers such as Far Cry 4, The Crew and Assassin’s Creed. Unfortunately, that …
Read More »Ubisoft financial results beat Q1 expectations
Revenues fall €263.4m from last year without Watch Dogs release
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