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Pro gaming outfit Razer wants to up its headcount from 300 to 600 next year. The accessories manufacturer behind high-end PC products says it is growing at an incredible” rate, with big sales of its licensed products. The company is behind the official PC accessories designed to tie-in with Battlefield …
Read More »Deep Silver breaks the bank for Dead Island
Publisher Deep Silver is pulling out all the stops to make sure its new IP Dead Island can stand toe-to-toe with its blockbuster rivals. The publishing face of Koch Media has invested its biggest global marketing spend ever in the hotly anticipated zombie blaster. A major pillar of the UK …
Read More »Best Buy’s Enfield store opens this weekend
Best Buy will this weekend open its 11th UK store in Enfield, North London. It’s situated in the Enfield Retail Park alongside the likes of Toys R Us, Comet and Currys. It’s also just up the road from PC World, which was the first in the UK to get the …
Read More »This year’s FIFA ad debuts on Sunday
EA’s annual all-star FIFA ad has become somewhat of a tradition, and this Sunday the UK public will get their first look at this year’s version. Running under the tag line FIFA 12 – Love Football, Play Football”, the ad will debut during the Manchester United and Arsenal match this …
Read More »Former Activision exec calls for new consoles
Xbox 360 is approaching its sixth birthday, and the Wii and PS3 their fifth. This is when a new console cycle would traditionally begin. But the market has changed. The Wii U is on the way, of course, but a true next-gen console is at the very least two years …
Read More »Theme Park returns with free-to-play iOS game
Electronic Arts is reviving the classic Theme Park series as a freemium game on iPhone and iPad this year. Also simply titled Theme Park, the game app will be a brand new entry in the long-running series. It will feature a 3D engine and touch-screen controls, according to Digital Spy. …
Read More »Disney reveals video game movie Wreck-It Ralph
Disney used its recent D23 Expo to unveil a brand new animated film that revolves around the life of video game characters. Whereas Toy Story told the tale of what toys the do the minute our backs are turned, Wreck-It Ralph will do the same for video game icons. It …
Read More »New partnerships bolster Sony DADC after Enfield fire
Sony DADC has teamed up with fellow distributors Cert Octavian and Cinram to help get its operations back on track after its Enfield distribution centre was lost. The company’s facility – a multi-storey 24,000 square metre complex – was burned down on August 8th during the UK riots. It was …
Read More »Sega shooter Binary Domain out February
The squad-based third-person shooter designed by Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi will arrive in the UK on February 17th next year. Binary Domain puts gamers in the middle of a futuristic war set in Tokyo in 2080. It will be available on both Xbox 360 and PS3. The shooter joins other …
Read More »MCV’s UFC Industry Fitness Challenge: The Results, Part Two
The results keep rolling in – we’re still recieving the last few final photos from contestants who competed in our UFC Industry Fitness Challenge. While we muster our judging panel to bring you a definitive verdict next week, why not spend your Wednesday morning gazing in awe and jealously at …
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