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Well over three years since its release and Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V is once again top of the UK charts. This is the tenth time that the UK-made crime blockbuster has been No.1 in the UK. The last time the smash hit was was the top dog was 23 …
Read More »Rovio announces new London studio and new IP
Angry Birds studio Rovio has announced the creation of a new development arm dedicated to massively multiplayer online games. The new team will be based in London and work on a new IP. Nothing has been revealed on this new game yet, only that it will not be set in …
Read More »Nintendo Switch launch titles confirmed, Zelda, 1-2 Switch, Just Dance, Skylanders and Bomberman headline Day One
Nintendo has finally confirmed its Day One launch slate for the Nintendo Switch. Launching on March 3rd, there will be a total of five games for the Switch on its opening day, with a further three games releasing over the month of March. The headline act, of course, is The …
Read More »Hands on with the Nintendo Switch
The first thing I noticed when I picked up the Switch is that it simply does not feel like a Nintendo console. Gone is the toy-like and plastic feel of the Wii U – and to a lesser degree the 3DS family – replaced with a premium, ‘modern’, svelte and …
Read More »Ubisoft confirms Steep, Just Dance and Rayman Legends for Nintendo Switch
Ubisoft has announced its Switch line-up, following Nintendo’s reveal conference earlier today. The publisher has announced that Just Dance 2017, Rayman Legends and Steep will all be coming to Nintendo’s new console. Just Dance is not a surprise, since Ubisoft announced it at E3 2016, back when the console was …
Read More »Nintendo Switch: Industry reaction from the launch
The Nintendo Switch has been dated and priced, so we wondered what the industry thought of the new device. The home-handheld hybrid was always going to be an intriguing and possibly opinion-dividing console, if only because it’s completely unlike anything that’s been seen before. With a price that’s higher than …
Read More »Retail: Q1 2017 release slate is the "strongest in years"
The line-up of games launching in the first three months of 2017 is one of the healthiest in years. That’s according to retailers who, speaking to MCV, say that this time of year is historically a ‘very challenging’ period due to a weak slate of releases. In the first three …
Read More »Sold Out eyes publisher Top Ten by the end of first quarter
Boxed specialist Sold Out says that it will be in the publisher Top Ten rankings by the end of Q1. The company says that it predicts strong sales of the physical release of Sniper Elite 4 – developed by Oxford-based Rebellion – as well as the boxed version of Kickstarter …
Read More »Gaming Merchandise UK calls on industry to tackle fake merchandise
Distributor and tie-in products specialist Gaming Merchandise UK has expressed concerns over the increasing amount of counterfeit merchandise on the market. Talking to MCV, GM UK founder and director Luiz Ferreira said it’s a growing problem that weakens licensed sellers, which could cast a shadow on the whole market. It’s …
Read More »System 3’s Constructor headed for Nintendo Switch
UK developer System 3 has announced it’s bringing its iconic city builder title Constructor to the Nintendo Switch. The launch will mark the 20th anniversary of the title, which originally launched on PC in 1997. Constructor will arrive on Switch on March 3rd, making it one of the few UK …
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