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Looks like we spoke too soon – just hours after reporting our disappointment that trucker-hating Jeremy Clarkson had not yet been joined by a flash title based on the antics of BBC workmates Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand, a faithful reader of MCV has pointed out that it has! To …
Read More »PSW gives CoD5 10/10
Ahead of its release on November 14th, Future’s print magazine PSW has given Activision-Blizzard’s Call of Duty: World at War an impressive 10/10. CVG quotes the mag as saying: Modern Warfare was pretty much the best game on PS3 for the last year. So to hold the position that it’s …
Read More »Steam Cloud floats into view
New preference porting service set for Valveâ??s online Steam network finally arrives
Read More »Next ready to grab games share
Forget GAME, HMV or Asda: The retailer that increases its market share by the greatest margin over the next year could be High Street clothes store Next. The company began selling games in July last year, through its catalogue and online. And after a successful 18-months, the firm has told …
Read More »Jeremy Clarkson trucker game revealed
Though we’re still waiting for the first casual game to emerge based on the Brand-Ross saga, developer T-Enterprise has released a casual title based on the latest media scandal involving BBC TV presenter and journalist Jeremy Clarkson. To read the story in full, and find out where you can try …
Read More »Dead Rising 2 shuffles into view
Talk of zombie sequel Dead Rising 2 being outsourced out to a Western developer has been doing the rounds for quite some time , and now it seems that confirmation of the rumour has finally arrived. To read the full story, head over to Developmag.com.
Read More »Blue Castle working on Dead Rising 2?
Vancouver-based team is apparently at the helm of undead sequel
Read More »Motion control comes to PC gaming
With Nintendo’s investment in motion control seemingly redefining the rules of the current console market, opening up the sector to whole new generation of casual gamers in the process, Mgestky is now trying to do the same for PC gaming. To read the full story, click here to set your …
Read More »Read the new issue of MCV online
We’d like to let you know that you can read the November 7th issue of MCV magazine online – simply point your browser here and turn the pages. As an alternative, you can still download a Print Edition PDF from our website. To access and download this file, please follow …
Read More »Xbox 360 boasts best attach rate
A new analytical study from Gamastutra claims that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 boasts the current highest attach rate of all the next generation consoles – though Nintendo can lay claim to having the highest first party software attach rate. The numbers show that the Xbox 360 can currently claim a ratio …
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