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Runic’s hit action-RPG Torchlight II won’t be expanding to consoles, the developer has confirmed. A company representative told VG247 the team has no plans for Torchlight 2 on consoles,” when asked if it had plans to bring the popular sequel to current or next-gen hardware. The original Torchlight launched initially …
Read More »Irrational confirms round of layoffs
Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games has suffered a round of layoffs. A representative confirmed to Kotaku that eight individuals have been let go as part of a streamlining effort for the studio. "In an effort to streamline our processes I am sad to confirm that we let go a total …
Read More »Madden 25 surpasses 1m units sold during launch week
The latest in the Madden NFL series moved over a million copies in North America during its first week, EA has announced. The result is mixed for Madden NFL 25, with year-over-year sales for the annual American football franchise down from Madden NFL 13’s launch week sales of 1.65m units. …
Read More »Google releases Packaged Apps
Chrome browser games will now work as desktop apps with offline mode and local storage
Read More »PlayHaven mobile games suite integrated with Corona SDK
Mobile devs using Corona SDK can now manage their titles using PlayHaven tools
Read More »Fighter Lukkha out now for feature phones, soon on smartphones
UTV Indiagames today releases Fighter Lukkha, a free-to-play action-strategy game for feature phones. The game revolves around protagonist Lukkha and his gang members, who take on the underworld led by Todfod. Gameplay employs a mix of melee and short-range combat, and players will progressively unlock newer units for use in …
Read More »GAME FIFA 14 lock-ins start this weekend
Gamers will have the chance to try FIFA 14 from this weekend thanks to a nationwide run of lock-ins run by retailer GAME. Kicking off on September 8th across six stores, a total of 50 lock-ins will take place by September 22nd, all of which will offer hands-on time with …
Read More »Home Retail Group chief exec Terry Duddy to quit next year
After an impressive 15-year stint with the firm, chief executive Terry Duddy is to quit Argos owner Home Retail Group next July. He’s served as chief executive for seven years but told HRG’s AGM yesterday that he would vacate the role on July 2nd 2014. Duddy and chairman John Coombe …
Read More »VIDEO: FIFA 14 Career Mode gets new scouting features
EA has released a video detailing the new scouting features available in FIFA 14’s Career Mode. Players will start out with a certain number of scouts depending on the club they are managing. Bigger clubs will unsurprisingly have more to choose from up to a maximum of six. These scouts …
Read More »COMMENT: And it’s goodbye from me
It was exactly 15 years ago that MCV debuted at the ECTS trade show in Olympia. We’ve published 754 editions so far. There will be eight more with my name in, then I’m off. The November 1st edition ends a 27-year career in games trade media, having served a dozen …
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