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The UK games industry still has faith in Nintendo, but told MCV that drastic action is needed to save Wii U. The biggest names at games retail – talking under the condition of anonymity – say a significant price cut and a bundle with upcoming blockbuster Mario Kart 8 will …

Channel 4 host and acclaimed stand-up comic Adam Hills will compere April’s MCV Awards. The comedian will unveil the winners and hand out prizes at the April 10th event in Central London. The MCV Awards recognise outstanding achievement in the UK games business by retailers, publishers, developers, agencies and distributors. …

Blizzard’s card battler Hearthstone has entered live beta in Europe. The game entered closed beta in August of last year and entered open beta in the US earlier this week. It’s been a crazy past few months for all of us on the Hearthstone team,” Blizzard said. If you didn’t …

Resident Evil and Monster Hunter creator Capcom is about to embark on a major recruitment push, with plans to hire at least 500 developers over the next five years. A note to investors from CEO Kenzo Tsujimotodetails a five-year plan designed to counter financial disappointments of the current fiscal year. …

Chris Roberts' Space sim MMO has now raised a total of $37m

Develop readers will have a chance to look behind the scenes of the hotly-tipped Alien: Isolation at a new event this February. Develop’s An Audience With… Alien: Isolation takes place on February 12th at the Dolby lounge in Soho, London. Tickets are on sale now priced at 29.99 + VAT …

An anonymous source has supposedly told one website that EA’s relationship with Nintendo was crippled shortly after the launch of Wii U. "Nintendo was dead to us very quickly," an ‘EA source’ told CVG when asked about the publisher’s sudden change of heart following Wii U’s arrival. "It became a …

There won’t be hardware or software lock preventing the upgrading of Alienware’s Steam Machine. That’s not to say, however, that doing so is going to be either easy or recommended. "Enabling customers the opportunity to upgrade components has been a core tenet for Alienware since the company was founded, and …

American regulator ESRB has handed Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls Online with a Mature age rating. This means the game will face tougher restrictions in the US than developer Bethesda had originally envisaged, but the studio says it’s not going to compromise its vision in an attempt to gain a softer …

EA is to face some competition in the golf space. HB Studios has announced The Golf Club for PS4, Xbox One and PC. The developer says it hopes to provide an accessible, high quality, social and customizable golf experience with minimal to zero loading times”, emphasising that rapid access is …