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Download retailers have their doubts over a UK bill that will allow consumers to return ‘faulty’ digital content. The bill – revealed in the Queen’s speech opening Parliament last week – says that any product a reasonable person would judge to be faulty must qualify for a refund. This could …

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I know what you’re thinking – ‘What is this old fashioned nonsense on the frontpage MCV?’ It’s true that European retailers grumbling about UK pricing and imports is nothing new. As one UK publishing bod told us this week: How many people there actually moan about this versus those who …

Games retailers across EMEA regions say they are facing bankruptcy – and it’s all our fault. Low UK game pricing has caused a sharp rise in importing amongst consumers around the globe, damaging local sales. Foreign indie stores are following suit, and buying stock in bulk from the UK. This …

Not only has Ubisoft shown developer Patrice Desilets the door, but it has also cancelled his most recent project. "After more than two months of discussions with [Patrice], we couldn’t align our vision both on the project development and the team management," Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot told investors of the …

The quarter finals of MCM’s League of Legends Tournament will be streamed on Twitch. The tournament is currently in its second round and is being contested by the likes of European Professional Challenger Series veterans Beasts Multigaming and British Tea Time. Up and coming teams Circle Attack and Chaos Legions …

Metro: Last Light developer 4A Games overcame a series of seemingly unbelievable trials and tribulations to see the game through, according to former THQ president Jason Rubin. In a report on Games Industry, Rubin stated the Ukrainian-based studio should be recognized for more than just its "creativity behind the ever …

A popular YouTube user has taken Nintendo to task over claims it has made on his content. Game Front reports that Nintendo has issued content ID match claims” on all of Zack Scott’s Let’s Play videos that feature Nintendo content. This means that each will now be bookended by ads …

It was once heralded as a significant step forward by a number of publisher execs, but now EA’s Online Pass is no more. The Online Pass was introduced in 2010. It saw single-use codes ship with new copies of some EA games. Redeeming this code typically entitled players to online …