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Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is out today at US retail, with the disc version arriving in additional territories throughout the rest of the month. The physical offering arrives at stateside shops following a five-week delay from its original April 30th release date. The title hits shelves in Japan, Australia and …
Read More »Wikipad US launch set for next week
Following an eight month delay, the Wikipad is ready for retail. The completely revamped Android-powered gaming tablet will land on US shelves next Tuesday, June 11th – which just so happens to be the first official day of E3. It will be available at launch at Best Buy, Walmart and …
Read More »Report: Wii U Basic model to be pulled from GameStop
The Wii U Basic model’s run at GameStop will reportedly come to an end later this month. According to Kotaku, the video game retailer has notified staff that existing Wii U Basic hardware units will be recalled” on Tuesday, June 18th. The 8GB white version of the console currently retails …
Read More »E3: Ghosts of expos past
What happens at E3 and what happens afterwards are two completely different things. No, we’re not talking about your marital loyalties after a trip to the Saddle Ranch – it’s the announcements made during The Big Three’s press conferences, plus the news that emerges from the show floor, that can …
Read More »Ubisoft Quebec appoints new development director
Francois Pelland to oversee work on 'ambitious' triple-A projects
Read More »Top Five Longest-Running UK Indies: Chips
We celebrated the new, now it’s time to highlight the stores that have been through it all – and survived. In the final entry of MCV’s Indie Retail Month in association with Gem, the spotlight is on five of the UK’s most established independents. Our first indie in the category …
Read More »Halo: Spartan Assault takes franchise to mobile
Top-down shooter coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8
Read More »GRAN DESIGNS: A close look at the Gran Turismo franchise
Given how long gamers were waiting for Gran Turismo 5, many will have no doubt been suprised to learn that a sixth entry is due on shelves by the end of the year. Sony made the surprise announcement during a special event at the UK’s famous Silverstone Circuit earlier this …
Read More »PES 2014 skipping PS4, Xbox One, Vita and 3DS
Konami’s latest football release won’t be released on next-gen consoles this time around. PES 2014 was announced just minutes ago but the publisher’s European PES community manager Adam Bhatti has already taken to Twitter to confirm that the game will definitely be Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP only this year. …
Read More »Ubisoft anxious about Watch Dogs E3 showing
It stole the show at last year’s E3 conference, but Watch Dogs developers Ubisoft Montreal are still nervous about the game’s showing next week. Unveiled at E3 2012, Watch Dogs sent Twitter into meltdown during its ten-minute on-stage demonstration. And it’s since cropped at Sony’s PS4 announcement in February. We …
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