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Peripheral company Snakebyte has announced it will be launching an officially licensed Disney media streamer box that also doubles up as an Android gaming device. First spotted byTom’s Guideon the CES show floor in Las Vegas (pictured), MCV has since learned the Disney Kids TV box is currently slated to …
Read More »Nintendo Switch price set for ¥25,000, says Nikkei report
The Nintendo Switch will allegedly cost around 25,000, according to a new report from Nikkei, potentially putting its UK price in the region of 175. If true, this means that, in Japan, the Switch will be cheaper than the basic 8GB Wii U, which sold for 26,250 when it first …
Read More »Mass Effect: Andromeda won’t have a season pass
BioWare’s GM Aaryn Flynn has revealed that Mass Effect: Andromedawon’t be getting a season pass. When asked on Twitter whether there would be a season pass, his answer was crystal clear: Nope.” He was then asked what the plans were for DLC and simply answered: We’ll talk more about that …
Read More »Job Simulator hits $3m in sales
VR game Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives has made over $3m in sales, developer Owlchemy Labs has announced. It’s also received over 250m YouTube views since its release on April 5th last year. It’s not yet known how many units Job Simulator has sold, but it paints a promising picture …
Read More »Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare starts 2017 at No.1
Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has claimed its eighth week at the top of the UK charts. The shooter holds this position despite a 64 per cent dip in sales. If it manages another week at No.1, it will equal Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the second …
Read More »PEA confirms its CS:GO league is dead
PEA has confirmed, as everyone suspected, that its CS:GO league is officially canceled. The news comes as no surprise, as all PEA teams voted to play in the ESL Pro League instead of PEA’s offering. The vote comes after weeks of drama surrounding the issue. "Since the time of the …
Read More »Rocket League scores victory as best-selling game on PlayStation Store in 2016
Rocket League was the best-selling game on the PlayStation Store in 2016, Sony has announced. Despite being released in 2015, Psyonix’s sports-action title took the crown on both the European and US charts, beating games such as Battlefield 1, FIFA 17 and the PS4 version of Minecraft to the number …
Read More »Steam Spy report: 2016 saw overall spending stay at $3.3b, yet record high in game releases
5,245 games added to the service in 2016
Read More »Yogscast raises over $2.5m in its 2016 annual charity month
Yogscast has announced it raised over $2.5m during its annual Jingle Jam charity month last December, making it the company’s most successful charity drive yet. $284,000 was raised on the first day alone, and the team quickly reached the 1m mark by the end of the first week. 86,578 donations …
Read More »TODAY is your last chance to submit your MCV Awards nomination
Nominations for the MCV awards 2017 will close at the end-of-play today, the6th of January, but it’s not too late to get your team or product into contention.Apply here nowwith our new online application system and show the industry just how great you are. Now in their 15th successful year, …
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