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A countdown timer has appeared on the website of Peter Molyneux’s development studio Lionhead that will conclude on Monday, the day this year’s GDC kicks off in San Francisco. The news comes as a job ad on the Lionhead site was spotted that alluded to next-gen development at the studio. …
Read More »DSG launching movie streaming service
Currys, PC World and Dixons owner DSG is to launch a new streaming movie service online. Called Knowhow Movies, the service offers both downloads and streaming and is due to launch sometime in early 2012”. It’s almost time to get the popcorn ready, dim the lights and settle down for …
Read More »Steam-bought EA games auto-added to Origin
It has emerged that EA’s PC download service Origin is auto-adding EA titles to gamer’s user lists that were purchased from a rival network. Specifically, Steam. Joystiq reports that users have noticed that games such as Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 are automatically appearing on their Origin accounts …
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MCV is always looking for ways to make our website even better, so we’re undertaking a survey to understand more about you, our readers. Whether you’re a daily visitor to the site or an occasional user, your views and opinions are important to us. The survey only takes a few …
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Read More »Lionhead job ad smells of next-gen
It looks like it isn’t only Bethesda that is ramping up work on next-gen projects. A job listing from Peter Molyneux’s Lionhead is seeking a lead engine programmer for an unannounced title”. The applicant must have experience with DirectX 11, which is not used in either Xbox 360 or PS3 …
Read More »Monopoly: Street Fighter Edition actually exists
"Blanka, you’ve won a crossword competition! Collect 100 and pass the dice will you, pet?" Capcom has announced that USAopoly is working on a Street Fighter themed version of property and finance board game Monopoly. It’s such an obvious match MCV is staggered the concept has taken to long to …
Read More »Kabam ports social games for PC desktop
'First ever' social games for digital download, claim California companies
Read More »Study shows ‘no public health benefit’ from active video games
Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine have released a report on the impact of active video games on healthy children’s physical activity. The results show consistent engagement by study participants (children 9-12 years of age) in games such as Wii Fit Plus and EA Sports Active yield little to …
Read More »Tim Schafer: Publishers unconcerned with Kickstarter
Double Fine founder Tim Schafer has provided a bit of a reality check to individuals claiming the company’s record-breaking Kickstarter effort has publishers worried. Schafer explains that while the amount raised for their adventure game Kickstarter campaign is phenomenal in crowd-funding terms, publishers have hardly batted an eye over the …
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