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Some might say that losing your game collection for being racist and homophobic on Xbox Live is actually a good thing. However, the truth remains that racists and homophobes have big spending power (or at least their parents do) so Microsoft has moved to calm them by quelling fears that …
Read More »UK CHARTS: The Last of US is No.1
Sony’s widely acclaimed PS3 thriller The Last of Us is the UK number one game this week. The game has comfortably claimed the top spot, and helped drive a surge in the games market, which was worth 12.4m last week (stat calculated by MCV based on GfK/Chart-Track data). The market …
Read More »Mad Max: Five things you should know
Not much was shown about the new Mad Max when it was announced at Sony’s E3 media briefing, but we had the opportunity to go behind closed doors with developer Avalanche Studios to see the game in action. Here are five important facts about Mad Max: This is not a …
Read More »Vlambeer victim of theft at E3
Ridiculous Fishing developer loses a bag containing most of its gear
Read More »Bleszinski: Sony just playing on internet outrage
Gears of War creator says triple-A model unsustainable with used game sales
Read More »Forza Motorsport 5: Five things you should know
We got some hands-on time with Turn 10’s upcoming sim racer, which is also a launch title for the next-gen Xbox One console. Here are fivefacts about Forza 5 you may not know. Open-wheeled cars are in A first for the series, Turn 10 has finally given in to fan …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: GAME hires Chambers, top vacancies
InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, GAME names its new chief digital officer and we look at the best vacancies. GAME hires IGN’s Chambers as digital bossIGN’s international director Ian Chambers is leaving the company to join GAME. He will take the role of …
Read More »PS4-Vita Remote Play enabled at a system level
Every single PS4 game will be playable via Remote Play on PlayStation Vita. That’s because, unlike on PS3 when the functionality needed to be specifically coded in, PlayStation 4 will allow Vita streaming on a system level, Engadget reports. Sony Worldwide Studios head Shuhei Yoshida told the site: "On PlayStation …
Read More »Ninja Theory’s mobile push
Why this console developer is joining the mobile gold rush
Read More »Nvidia declares PC gaming’s dominance
The PC gaming sector remains the most powerful, diverse and important in the world, Nvidia has argued. The company’s SVP of content and technology Tony Tamasi told an audience at E3 that the arrival of next-gen consoles is a huge positive for PC gaming, as developers will no longer be …
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