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A Game of the Year edition of Halo 4 will arrive at retail this October, Microsoft has confirmed. IGN originally reported on a photo the outlet received from an anonymous source that shows the game as part of a presentation. The image indicates the game will be priced at $50 …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: August 18-24
PayDay 2 is out ahead of the pack again on the latest Steam top ten selling products chart. The heist title beats out Saints Row IV, which took the runner-up spot. The title also occupied the eighth spot with its Season Pass offering. Total War: Rome II, Splinter Cell: Blacklist, …
Read More »Blue Byte returning to mobile
Ubisoft studio is gearing up for mobile drive after hiatus
Read More »‘Next-gen’ Gamescom draws 340,000
Record numbers of consumers and press pile into the Koelnmesse for world's largest games show
Read More »GTA5 pulled from PSN following leaks; Sony apologises to Rockstar, fans
Update: Sony has pulled Grand Theft Auto 5 from its servers after content from the game, which was made available for preload for preorder customers on PSN, made its way online, including potential spoilers. In a statement on the PlayStation Blog, Sony apologised to developer/publisher Rockstar Games and fans of …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Grant heads up Skylanders, top vacancies
InMCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Activision hires Ubisoft’s Rachael Grant and we look at the best positions available. Just Dance UK brand manager takes on Skylanders Rachael Grant has joined Activision as UK brand manager for Skylanders. Grant comes from an extensive background …
Read More »GamesAid gets a cut of EA’s Humble Origin Bundle
Electronic Arts is giving a slice of the cash raised by its current Humble Bundle to UK games industry charity GamesAid. Found at HumbleBundle.com, the pay-what-you-want download package includes some of the biggest games in EA Origin’s catalogue, including Dead Space and Dead Space 3, Crysis 2, the 2010 Medal …
Read More »World of Warcraft designer: ‘It makes sense for Blizzard to go free-to-play’
While the company still has 8m people paying subscriptions for World of Warcraft, it recognises that free-to-play gaming can’t be ignored. When asked about creating free-to-play MMOs in the future, WoW’s lead designer Tom Chilton told Polygon that his team is open to the idea, but remains cautious. "For Blizzard …
Read More »Ubisoft wants Rainbow Six: Patriots to be "perfect" before re-reveal
Sam Fisher may have snuck back onto shelves today in Splinter Cell Blacklist, but there’s one title Tom Clancy fans are still waiting for. Rainbow Six: Patriots was first announced back in November 2011, but nobody has seen much from it since. It was noticeably absent from Ubisoft’s line-ups at …
Read More »GAME plans to conquer 30 per cent of online games retail in the latest issue of MCV
Gamescom Dailies not enough for you? Fear not – you can download your weekly dose of MCV right here. For those who are still not satisfied by not one, not two but three special daily editions of MCV to coincide with the world’s biggest games show, this week’s issue is …
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