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Will Freeman has been promoted to editor of MCV’s sister magazine Develop. He will drive the publication’s editorial direction and have day-to-day responsibility for the print magazine, reporting to editor-in-chief Michael French. London-based Freeman (pictured) joined Develop in December 2008 as staff writer and became deputy editor in March 2010.The …
Read More »Gabe Newell’s hypocrisy
Icon Games' Richard Hall-Whittall asks: If the Valve maestro is attacking closed platforms, why doesn't he lead by example?
Read More »Final assault for seven-month Battlefield campaign
EA has entered the final phase of its mammoth seven-month Battlefield 3 marketing onslaught. Promotions for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC blockbuster began back in March, despite the fact that the game isn’t due for release until October 28th.The firm is now upping the ante with fresh launch activity …
Read More »Xbox enters A League of Their Own
Microsoft has teamed up with Sky to promote Kinect Sports: Season Two. The sequel to the best selling Kinect game will sponsor the fourth season of Sky 1’s quiz panel show A League of Their Own, presented by Gavin & Stacey star James Corden. Microsoft’s director of Xbox and Entertainment …
Read More »Google engineer: Google+ is a pathetic afterthought
An engineer for internet and tech giant Google has mistakenly made public a rant concerning Google’s own social network that was intended only for employees of the firm. The Google+ platform is a pathetic afterthought,” Steve Yegge wrote to colleagues in a post that has since been removed, but was …
Read More »iOS5 release leads to internet traffic surge
The release of the newest operating system for the iPhone and iPad early yesterday evening lead to a surge in European internet traffic. Following the release of iOS 5 at around 6:00pm last night, UK net usage increased by around 200Gb per second, effectively adding around a fifth to the …
Read More »Superman makes his video games return
His success record is less then exemplary, but Superman will never give up and is to make his video game return next month. Chillingo has been revealed by IGN as the publisher of a brand new Superman title for iOS devices. Superman features 18 levels and an array of the …
Read More »DoDonPachi gets UK release date
Rising Star Games’ Xbox 360-only 2D shooter DoDonPachi Resurrection will be released in the UK on November 4th, MCV can reveal. It’s the first time the SKU has been released in any territory outside of Japan. MCV also understands that the European SKU will be region free. Included on the …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto III coming to iOS, Android
It’s ten years since the release of seminal PS2 classic Grand Theft Auto III and to celebrate Rockstar Games has announced that the 3D action title is coming to smartphones. It’s due to hit both iOS and Android some time this autumn. Compatibility has been confirmed with iPad 2, iPhone …
Read More »Your chance to grab a FREE MCV subscription
Intent Media has extended its offer of a free subscription to MCV magazine for all of its Twitter followers. MCV is not only the UK’s only weekly games trade mag – it’s also the only video games trade publication in the world to be released every seven days. If you …
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