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The creators of The Witcher 3 says the firm had to delay the game to remove ‘small errors’ that the market is afraid of. The firm stated that the delay was made so that ‘details could be corrected’ and admitted that it had ‘set the release date too hastily’, and …
Read More »‘We will always have a regular supply of Amiibo," says Nintendo
Nintendo has told GameSpot that it will continue to supply Amiibo toys to retailers, following confusion that some figures had been discontinued already. US retailer Video Game Plus stated that some Amiibo toys – including Fire Emblem star Marth, Villager from Animal Crossing and the Wii Fit Trainer would be …
Read More »Super Smash Bros doubles weekly Wii U sales in Japan; console outsells New Nintendo 3DS
The Wii U release of Super Smash Bros has sent Nintendo’s console back up the Japanese hardware charts, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Nintendo’s all-star fighting title, which was released for 3DS in Japan back in September, topped the software rankings in its debut week, knocking fellow Nintendo …
Read More »OPINION: 20 Years of PlayStation – Did we really grow up?
This week we’ve been celebrating the 20th birthday of PlayStation (well, the Japanese birthday anyway). Sony threw a party, put together a lovely grey PS4 model, sold it for 19.94 and then gamers immediately put it on eBay. The media ran nostalgia-tinged articles on the birth of a new gaming …
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator X comes to Steam
The flight simulation market has finally something to cheer at Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition will launch on December 18th. It means that flight sim developers will be free to build add-ons for the hit title once again. The title will be available just for PC and has been …
Read More »inXile trademarks Wasteland and Fallout follow-ups
Brian Fargo's studio registers Meantime and Van Buren as potential future projects
Read More »Kickstarter success for That Dragon, Cancer
Developers offer thanks, add stretch goals
Read More »Take-Two: Removing GTA V from stores ‘flies in the face of everything that free society is based on’
Publisher Take-Two has slammed Target and Kmart’s decision to pull GTA V from its shelves. The two Australian retailers took the game off its shelves last week due to consumer pressure regarding the game’s content. "It’s one thing for someone to not want to buy a piece of content, which …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to gaming stocking fillers
With the holiday season just around the corner, MCV looks at the best stocking-sized gifts to make gamers’ Christmas wishes come true Christmas: the season for socks, excessive consumption and – of course – giving gifts. With a slew of new titles hitting shelves throughout November, gamers are set to …
Read More »MCV Awards 2015: Your guide on how to enter and get involved
The MCV Awards return on Thursday, April 16th. But the journey towards a prize starts with making your achievements known to us. Here, we detail the criteria for each accolade and explain how you can get involved. And read carefully – we’ve changed a number of categories, how they are …
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