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MCV has spent a lot of time this week lamenting the inability of big companies to tell it to us straight. Well, perhaps they were listening. Today we’ve bought you a refreshingly honest interview with Square Enix about what it got wrong with MMO title Final Fantasy XIV. On top …
Read More »Dare Blogs – iDeer
Dare to be Digital 2012 competitors iDeer talk exclusively to Develop about working on their entry title Colour Captain
Read More »GAME OF THE DAY: Dead City
What was it they said about Halo again? 30 seconds of fun that happens over and over again.” That’s what you need to bear in mind when playing Dead City. On the face of it, the game is limited to 49 levels (that’s seven weeks each with seven days) and …
Read More »BioShock Infinite multiplayer axed following staff departures
Ken Levine asserts that Irrational's talent can still deliver
Read More »Come and see us at Gamescom
UK and international visitors to Europe’s biggest games show are invited to use the MCV Business Lounge next week. Situated at Booth E-040 in Hall 4.2, the area can be used for meetings and networking. Email usto find out more or just take your chances on the day by asking …
Read More »How Square Enix is planning for Final Fantasy XIV’s rebirth
It’s been a rocky road for Final Fantasy XIV. The game arrived as Square Enix’s brave new attempt to crack the MMO market. But it failed. One critic wrote the kindest thing that can be said about the FF MMO is that it has a good intro movie”. Square Enix …
Read More »Call of Duty on Vita to get big Gamescom showing next week
Activision and Sony will finally reveal more about Call of Duty Black Ops: Declassified at Gamescom next week. At E3, all the two firms offered up was a logo – yet the clock is ticking on a game that is not only out in a matter of months, but hugely …
Read More »Will HMV still exist in 2021? "I wouldn’t bet on it," boss Fox admits
What an age we live in when retailer bosses admit that their chains are on the road to extinction. Having yesterday posted a loss for its last financial year, HMV boss Simon Fox – who will step down from his role early next month – has made a remarkable admission …
Read More »Games are machines; You are an engineer
Mobile Pie's Will Luton ponders games as machines - products of vision and technical engineering
Read More »3DS headlines Rising Star’s autumn line-up
Rising Star Games will release four titles for Nintendo 3DS in the run-up to Christmas. The UK publisher’s autumn 2012 line-up kicks off in September with cerebral platformer Shifting World, which features a striking black and white art style (pictured). This will be followed by Girls’ Fashion Shoot in October, …
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