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Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has described the 21st May reveal of the new Xbox as laying the foundation” for the new platform, with most of the new games to be revealed at E3. Speaking on Major Nelson’s podcast (as transcribed by Videogamer), Microsoft’s chief of staff at the IEB division said, …
Read More »Game4u’s preorder bonuses for The Last of Us, Fuse, Remember Me
Game4u has revealed its preorder bonuses for a host of upcoming games from Sony, EA and Capcom. The most attractive of the bunch is the The Last of Us, which arrives on 14th June for PS3. Aside from the Sights and Sounds and Survival packs, Game4u is giving away an …
Read More »Killzone: Mercenary for PS Vita gets new release date
Killzone: Mercenary, the PS Vita debut for PlayStation’s most popular first-party FPS franchise, will release a couple of weeks earleir than it was originally intended. Mercenary was initially scheduled for release on 18th September, but will now arrive on 4th September instead. The new date may well have been decided …
Read More »Nintendo bringing E3 to Best Buy
Nintendo is handling E3 very differently this year. First, it revealed it would not be holding it’s traditional pre-show press conference. Then it promised more activity and new games at its show floor booth.And now it has promised to take its E3 demos directly to the public. Nintendo of America …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: GAME’s Cooper joins Turtle Beach
InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Turtle Beach hires a new account manager and we look at the best vacancies. Turtle Beach hires Game’s CooperMark Cooper has joined Turtle Beach Europe as the firm’s new senior UK account manager.Cooper has prior experience in the …
Read More »OPINION: Losing EA support is disappointing, but not a killer blow for Wii U
EA’s decision to hold fire on Wii U development is the biggest indication yet to how poor the console’s launch has been. Performing well below expectations, with no momentum whatsoever, there’s no reason why any third party company should produce titles for this machine (unless of course Nintendo happens to …
Read More »The UK’s Fastest Growing Indies: Loading Café
Our Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues with the final entry into our look at the UK’s fastest growing indies, Loading Cafe. Loading Cafe founder James Dance tells MCV about how his unique idea for an indie has spawned a second store. Loading Cafe is a indie game …
Read More »Nintendo and Sega partnership is three-game deal
More details have emerged about the exclusive partnership between Nintendo and Sega, including confirmation of a third new Sonic game. Today’s Nintendo Direct broadcast revealed that an exclusive Sonic The Hedgehog game, entitled Sonic: Lost World, is in development for Wii U and 3DS, as well as a Mario & …
Read More »Pikmin 3 and The Wonderful 101 dated
Nintendo has finally confirmed when two of its most anticipated Wii U titles will arrive on shelves. Pikmin 3, the long-in-development return of the GameCube strategy series will be released on July 26th. The game was originally meant to be a launch window title, but was delayed until later in …
Read More »New Super Luigi DLC gets standalone retail release
Nintendo’s first major console downloadable content pack is getting a boxed release. New Super Luigi U, the updated levels and additional content for Wii U launch title New Super Mario Bros U, will be released as a limited edition standalone game on July 26th. The surprise SKU was announced by …
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