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The steady drop in market value and unit sales continued last week, with UK games retail shifting nine per cent fewer games week-on-week. EA held the lion’s share of the market last week with nine games in the Top 40. The latest release in its long-running SSX snowboarding franchise finally …
Read More »GDC: Quantic Dream ‘open’ to being first-party Sony dev
'If all this makes sense they yes, why not join them or another partner, we're open to all options', says David Cage
Read More »Disc-less Next Xbox – your questions answered
The news this morning that the Next Xbox will not feature a disc drive has lead to a whirlwind of debate and disagreement on Twitter. MCV does not claim to have all the answers. We know the Next Xbox will be out in 2013. We know it won’t have a …
Read More »Vita sales have been "exceptional" in the US
Sony claims that Stateside sales of PlayStation Vita and its launch games have been "exceptional". The handheld debuted in the US on Wednesday, February 22nd – the same day it launched in the UK and Europe. While specific US sales figures have yet to be given, SCEA’s corporate communications boss …
Read More »GDC: Bleszinksi: ‘Indies should develop for PC’
'Skip XBLA and PSN because you're at Sony or Microsoft's will as to what's on the dashboard'
Read More »Sorcery to cast a spell on Move in May
Sony’s PlayStation Move-exclusive RPG Sorcery will be released on May 22nd in the US. The game was first unveiled during E3 2010 among the first line-up of titles that would use the PS3’s motion controller. It was originally due on shelves last year, but dropped off the radar. Now it …
Read More »Dark Souls sequel confirmed
Developer From Software has assured fans that there will be a follow up to cult hit Dark Souls. The 2011 game was itself a spiritual successor – rather than a direct sequel – to the popular Demon’s Souls. Both games have gathered a strong following thanks to its notoriously challenging …
Read More »Battlefield Evolved and Dark Knight Rises appear in retail list
A 2012 release schedule from a major UK High Street retailer obtained by MCV has mentioned two new titles for the first time. Firstly, it suggests that Warner Bros’ upcoming summer movie hit The Dark Knight Rises will be accompanied by a video game tie-in. Furthermore, owing to the nature …
Read More »Valve refutes Steam Box console rumours
Studio 'a long way off' from shipping any sort of hardware, claims Doug Lombardi
Read More »What’s Out Today? w/e March 9th, 2012
BioWare’s critically acclaimed sci-fi trilogy comes to a climax today with the release of Mass Effect 3. The action RPG sees players rallying the entire galaxy to fend off the invasion from an ancient alien race. Those who have played the original Mass Effect and its sequel will finally be …
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