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Cloud gaming has taken a significant step into the present thanks to a new initiative from Japanese publisher Square Enix. Its new portal, Core Online, allows gamers to play some its titles for free in proper HD through their web browser. It has launched with playable versions of Hitman: Blood …
Read More »IN BRIEF: What’s Happened Today? (August 29th 2012)
Playing with Modern Warfare 2’s night vision goggles in the MCV basement was the best of times. So please forgive us if we become giddy with excitement with the news that having skipped a Prestige release for Modern Warfare 3, Activision is back at it again with Black Ops II. …
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Mass Effect 3
One good thing about post-release DLC is that it gives you a great excuse to revisit some classic titles. And with the release of BioWare’s Leviathan DLC for Mass Effect 3, you’ve got an ideal reason to relive one of the greatest action RPGs ever released. The Mass Effect series …
Read More »Red Bull re-enters the games publishing race with Kinect title
Extreme sports brand Red Bull is to try its hand at video games publishing… again. The company has announced a co-publishing agreement with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Kinect title ‘Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect’, which is due for release some time this winter. As long ago as 2007 it was …
Read More »Black Ops II marks the return of the Prestige Edition; GAME exclusive
Activision has resurrected the fine tradition that is the Call of Duty Prestige Edition. For those not familiar with the SKUs, Prestige’s include both a premium price and a premium goodie. Previous years have offered night vision goggles (Modern Warfare 2) and a remote control car with video camera (Black …
Read More »RECOMMENDED READING: The story behind Perlman’s OnLive
The collapse of cloud gaming company OnLive is more than simply a tale of over-reaching ambition – it’s also the tale of one man losing his grip on his company. That’s according to a remarkable new report from US site Polygon, which MCV thoroughly recommends for anyone with an interest …
Read More »The cost of including multiplayer in Spec Ops: The Line
Spec Ops: The Line – a critical success and a commercial disappointment. It has a Metacritic score of 75 per cent, but that has to be considered in a wider context. Few titles have pushed the games press to think so hard, and few have dared to tackle a genre …
Read More »Zynga CCO Mike Verdu quits
Second executive in two weeks leaves to start his own studio
Read More »Zynga chief creative officer Verdu exits to start new mobile studio
Zynga’s chief creative officer Mike Verdu is on the way out of the social games company to start his own mobile studio. Verdu spoke with AllThingsD regarding his departure, and specifically how he’s not looking to add to the noise level despite the timing. "I personally don’t want to add …
Read More »Funcom to focus on smaller games as The Secret World sales disappoint
Funcom’s Q2 2012 financial report reveals its MMO The Secret World has sold 200,000 units since its launch in July. Mixed reviews and competing titles were blamed for the lower than expected results, affecting sales ‘significantly’ according to the company. Fumcom mentioned the release date announcements for Guild Wars 2 …
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