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Warner Bros has released a new video detailing the tremendous fan service that Doctor Who fans will receive in LEGO Dimensions. All 13 incarnations of the Doctor (yes, 13 – our current Timelord Peter Capaldi may be the 12th Doctor, but we also have John hurt’s ‘War Doctor’ quietly nestled …
Read More »The Witcher 3 UK console downloads hit 144,000 in May
Almost 150,000 UK console gamers downloaded The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in May, the latest numbers from SuperData revealed. The UK download chart – which launched last month in Beta and MCV ran exclusively – shows just how successful games are in terms of both individual unit sales and total …
Read More »Project Ascension aims to combine Steam, Uplay, Origin and more into a single service
The number of third-party games platforms on PC has become somewhat of a running joke among gamers, as each big publisher attempts to battle Valve’s Steam with their own service. There’s EA’s Origin, Ubisoft’s Uplay, GOG.com’s Galaxy and Blizzard’s Battle.net, to name but a handful. While some games are available …
Read More »Gameloft closes New York studio, report claims
As many as 100 jobs could be axed
Read More »Opinion: You’ve made the biggest game on Earth – now what?
We all know that Minecraft is a big game. We have seen the numbers. Tens of millions of units of the sandbox game have been sold worldwide. Entire careers have been created out of people uploading videos of themselves playing the game online via YouTube. The books alone have sold …
Read More »Mojang’s block party – what is next for Minecraft?
At last week’s Minecon at London Excel, MCV sat down exclusively with Mojang COO Vu Bui to talk about what’s next for the Swedish giant and its runaway success, Minecraft. Minecon is the annual gathering for all things Minecraft. This year it was held at the London Excel, and was …
Read More »Read about the future of Minecraft in this week’s issue of MCV
There’s no disputing that Minecraft is the biggest game in the world – but what does the future hold for Mojang’s blockbuster title? At last week’s Minecon, MCV sat down exclusively with Mojang COO Vu Bui to talk the Swedish firm’s plans for Minecraft, its intentions outside of gaming and …
Read More »Now 149 companies will be in the room at the Develop Awards – don’t be left out
Our gala event on Wednesday, July 15th will be the most widely-attended yet
Read More »ZombiU heading to PS4 and Xbox One as Zombi – report
Wii U launch title ZombiU looks to be in the works for a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One release, according to multiple ratings board listings. Polygonreports Taiwan’s Game Software Rating Regulations board recently rated Zombi, sans U, for PS4 and Xbox One. Zombi was rated by Australia’s Classification Board for …
Read More »Call of Duty: Black Ops III multiplayer beta on PS4 launches next month
Treyarch has announced the multiplayer beta test for Call of Duty: Black Ops III will start next month on PlayStation 4. The studio revealed the news onTwitter, stating the PS4 version will kick things off on August 19th. Multiplayer beta tests for Xbox One and PC will arrive sometime after …
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