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It was one of the stars Gamescom 2012, and this new gameplay trailer for Remember Me will only increase the hype. In it we see star Nilin hopping around the rooftops of a future Paris while being relentlessly pursued by a helicopter. We also see glimpses of some interior action, …
Read More »Killzone Trilogy includes HD remaster of PS2 original
Next month, Sony will release the Killzone Trilogy, a PS3 compilation of the three games from the most successful PlayStation first-party FPS franchise. While the first game was released on the PS2, the trilogy will feature an HD remaster of that game playable on the PS3 with Trophy support. Killzone …
Read More »CM Storm Sonuz gaming headset out now
Cooler Master has continued the expansion of its CM Storm gaming line, this time with the introduction of its second gaming headset, the CM Storm Sonuz. The lightweight cans feature large 97mm earpads and its noise-cancelling microphone can be removed and attached on either side. While the company’s previous headset, …
Read More »Mind Candy readies global campaign for Moshi Monsters Golden Ticket offer
This week’s issue of MCV includes a Golden Ticket that gives users 24 hours of free membership to Moshi Monsters. The ticket is part of a massive worldwide campaign by Mind Candy to raise awareness of the online kids phenomenon. More than one million tickets have been inserted into kids, …
Read More »Auto Club Revolution expands to Russia
New partnership expands free-to-play racer across Western Europe too
Read More »Borderlands 2 blasts 2K pre-order records
BioShock. Civlization. Mafia. 2K Games has plenty of popular franchises – but it has a new champion when it comes to pre-orders. As of today, Borderlands 2 has become the publisher’s most pre-ordered title in the UK of all time. The wacky Gearbox-developed role-playing shooter is due for release on …
Read More »Guild Wars 2 tops ten European software charts
NCsoft has revealed that recent MMO release Guild Wars 2 has topped the software charts in ten separate European countries. One of them, of course, is the UK, there the game entered the All Formats listings last Monday at No.1, knocking Square Enix action outing Sleeping Dogs from its perch. …
Read More »Game Retail CEO Gibbs’ first interview – "This is a fresh start"
MCV presents the first interview with Martyn Gibbs, the respected games retail expert who took over Game after the group went into administration in April. Understandably, Game Retail as it is now known (having dispensed with the all-capitals ‘GAME’) has not put talking to the media at the top of …
Read More »Killzone Trilogy gets confirmed boxed release; Includes Killzone HD
Sony has officially confirmed a new Killzone bundle that’s heading to retail. Called the Killzone Trilogy, it unsurprisingly includes PS3 titles Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 as well as an HD reworking of the PS2 original, known now as Killzone HD. Also in the box is all of the multiplayer …
Read More »First step toward Vita piracy as homebrew hack reports emerge
The PlayStation Vita’s security protocols have been breached. The hacker who cracked Amazon’s Kindle, Yifan Lu, claims to have constructed a working loader that is able to run some very basic unofficial code on the handheld. While the playing of PSP homebrew on Vita has been working for some time, …
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