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The Transformers IP may have enjoyed a newfound popularity in recent years thanks to Michael Bay’s cinematic adaptations, but Fall of Cybertron is pure 1980s. From the outset, this game is squarely aimed at fans of the G1 animated series and the movie that it spawned – which, imaginatively, was …

It’s a three-day weekend, people. So now’s your last chance to catch up all that lovely news before you crack open the wine. So what’s been happening, then? Well, Steve Perlman is sticking around as CEO of OnLive, despite the firm racking up debts in the region of $40m under …

We’ve been honest about this from the off – we’re doing this only for the clicks. We started with the headline MCV posts Grand Theft Auto V screens to try and generate clicks”. Then we went with More GTA V screens for you… but still no release date”. But now …

Konami has announced that it has secured the licenses of 20 Brazilian top division clubs, a first for the franchise. Brazilian star Neymar will grace the cover in certain marketsalongside Christiano Ronaldo. The Brazilian clubs to be featured in the game are: Atltico Goianiense Atltico Mieiro Bahia Botafogo Corinthians Coritiba …

It has never been shy of charging top dollar for its iOS games, but Square Enix is to try and push the boat out further still. The publisher has finally confirmed an August 31st Western release date for its episodic Final Fantasy mobile title Final Fantasy Dimensions, which was first …

Capcom had to fend off ‘high profile publishers’ to sign Remember Me, the firm told MCV. The Dontnod-developed new IP was one of the big surprises from Gamescom last week, and was unveiled on stage at Capcom’s pre-show press conference. The action adventure game is part of a wave of …

The days of closed platforms like PS1, PS2 and PS3 are coming to an end, admits Sony. PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan told MCV the firm is entering a ‘big bad world where there are no rules’ and that it is re-thinking what it means to be a platform holder. …

Did Gamescom miss Nintendo and Microsoft? The reason why both platform holders were absent remains somewhat of a mystery. Microsoft has billed this Christmas as one of its biggest, with many of its biggest brands due. Nintendo has a new console to launch. So it’s a little perplexing that neither …

Microsoft increased the prices of all Xbox 360 SKUs in India a couple of days ago, and in an attempt to soften the blow, the company today announced that each SKU would be bundled with one or more games. Four SKUs of the Xbox 360 are available in India, and …

You shouldn’t worry too much, as MCVuk.com will continue updating over the bank holiday. But on the off chance that you need something else to read over the long sunny break (by that we mean rainy, obviously) then MCV has compiled a few links that we judge to be worthy …