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Electronics group Dixons Retail plans toramp up its support for gaming accessories. The firm, which owns Currys and PC World, described itself as the sleeping giant” of the peripherals sector and is keen to grab a bigger slice of sales going forwards. We have over 500 stores in the UK …
Read More »Hurry – London Games Conference early bird ends tonight
Don’t miss out on this chance to get the inside track on digital games discovery and distribution. Our 199 offer on tickets for London Games Conference is about to expire. There are just hours left to buy passes for the event at the reduced price, which includes entry into a …
Read More »Indie favourite Hotline Miami gets October release date
Hotline Miami will be released in the UK on October 23rd. It’s already up for pre-order at 6.99 on Steam, although it can be found for a few pennies less from other digital retailers. Created by indie developer Jonathan Soderstrom, the top-down action outing is retro through and through – …
Read More »IGN launches in Spain
Games media giant IGN is launching a new European site in Spain. It is also expanding across the entire Nordic region. The Spanish site is in partnership with Unidad Editorial, which owns newspapers Marca, El Mundo and Expansion, and also runs a range of TV and radio stations, magazines and …
Read More »COMPETITION: Win Borderlands 2 Loot Chest Edition and XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Fancy getting your hands on the sold out Ultimate Loot Edition of Borderlands 2 on Xbox 360? Of course you do! And MCV is here to help. All you need do is pop over to our Facebook page and leave a hilarious caption on the chosen Borderlands 2 screenshot. Amuse …
Read More »THQ closes its Asia Pacific division
News has just come through that today the THQ Asia-Pacific offices in Melbourne are scheduled to be closed down. The shut down will occur in the next few months, as THQ’s sales and distribution business is handed over to a local sub-distributor. This is an ongoing trend in Australia now, …
Read More »Far Cry 3 backs Games Media Awards
Ubisoft’s Far Cry 3 is the latest name to back this year’s Games Media Awards. The first person shooter will welcome guests in the reception area at the super chic Vinpolis, Bankside. The Games Media Awards honour the best writers in the business. "We strongly value our close partnerships with …
Read More »Microsoft unveils Digits – a Power Glove for the 21st century
The next stage in the motion control revolution could be upon us. Kinect is able to do a pretty decent job of tracking our body movements, but it falls down when it comes to precision movement. That’s where Digits come into it. New Scientist reports that the project, headed by …
Read More »VIDEO: The Dishonored launch trailer
It’s only two days away now, but you can watch the launch trailer for Bethesda’s Dishonored right now. Reviews for the game went live earlier this week and suggest that the stealth romp could well be one of the most critically acclaimed games of the year. It’s currently averaging an …
Read More »By the power of Grayskull! He-Man has the power on iOS
Chillingo has teamed up with Mattel and developer Glitchsoft to give He-Man, the most powerful man in the universe, the long-overdue iOS treatment. What, you’re under 30? Well, He-Man is the star of 1980s TV classic He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, as well as the equally popular action …
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