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PC sales worldwide have seen a further decline, falling almost 10 per cent compared to the same period in 2012, as consumers continue to choose tablets, a new report claims. Research firmGartner reportsthat the third quarter of 2013, which is historically a period of growth as students and teachers return …
Read More »Read the piece that won Games Writer of the Year at last night’s GMAs
Want to read Dan Douglas’ award winning article that definitely isn’t called video games saved my life”? You’re in luck. The piece was published on Midnight Resistance in July and last night claimed the second ever Games Writer of the Year prize at the Games Media Awards. All games journalists …
Read More »Nintendo IP rampant on Windows Phone
A flood of apps illicitly using Nintendo IP have appeared on the Windows Store. According to BGR, apps like Mario Jump!, Bowser Town Defense, Pokemon Attack!, and Yoshijump are all available on Microsoft’s new digital sales platform, breaking the rules of the marketplace. WhileMicrosoft has saidit would take a strong …
Read More »Dead Rising 3 banned in Germany, will miss Xbox One launch
The notoriously strict German ratings board has banned Capcom’s Dead Rising 3. The move seriously dents Microsoft’s Xbox One launch plans in the country, robbing it of a key exclusive title. It’s not really a surprise, however, seeing as the first two games suffered a similar fate. "Dead Rising 3 …
Read More »Toki Tori 2 Wii U level editor scrapped after poor sales
Developer Two Tribes has abandoned its expansion plans for Toki Tori 2 on the Wii U. The studio has apologised for breaking a promise” to release a level editor for the game but admitted that the Wii U release didn’t sell as good as we hoped it would”. Confessed the …
Read More »PS4 won’t support chat on Bluetooth headsets at launch
Sony has confirmed that PS4 will offer limited headset chat compatibility at launch. Game Informer has learnt that the console will not support chat functionality with Bluetooth headsets. That includes Sony’s own Pulse range of headsets. A future update will add support for chat over Bluetooth, as well as chat …
Read More »Study: Tablets, Smartphones hurting PC market
The worldwide PC market is in decline thanks to iOS and Android tablets, according to a new study from research firm Gartner. The company’s research shows an 8.6 per cent drop in earnings from the same quarter last year, due in large part to consumers shifting from PCs and laptops …
Read More »Watch Dogs: Vigilante Edition, DedSec Edition exclusive to PS3 in India
The two Watch Dogs collector’s editions – the Vigilante Edition and the DedSec Edition, will release in India, but only on PS3, distributor E-xpress Interactive has revealed. The Vigilante Edition will be priced at Rs 7,999, and will include the following: Vigilante collector box Aiden Pearce’s iconic cap Aiden Pearce’s …
Read More »Arma 3 debut campaign arrives later this month as free DLC
Arma 3 will receive the first of its promised single-player story content as a free DLC pack on October 31st, developer Bohemia Interactive has announced. The military shooter lacked a campaign mode when it launched in September, which Bohemia has promised to remedy with free post-release content updates. The first …
Read More »MCV Pacific Weekly Wrap-Up
David Wildgoose joins MCV Pacific, we look back at the EB EXPO 2013, and musical chairs occur in Australian jobs. Here’s a roundup of the biggest news this week on MCVuk.com’s sister site MCV Pacific: David Wildgoose joins MCV Pacific as its first full time editorial employee, look after the …
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