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Six of Nintendo’s most recognisable characters have been adapted for a range of toy cars courtesy of Hot Wheels. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser and Yoshi have all received to vehicular treatment have all been confirmed for the US. There’s no word yet on a UK release, unfortunately. Nor is …

One of the Wii generation’s biggest surprise hits is hoping to repeat the magic with a resurrection for PlayStation VR. 2K’s 2007 Wii and DS hit Carnival Games was symbolic of what was at the time a new wave of gaming – titles that didn’t appeal to the core market …

The Danish games market had revenues reaching $245m (188m) as of June 2016, according to data firm Newzoo. It is the 36th biggest market worldwide and No.15 in Europe. Danish games industry trade body Interactive Denmark reported in its latest study that the industry’s turnover had increased by 196 per …

Shoppers are now able to deposit funds into a GOG-specific system, thanks to a new service from the digital games store. GOG Wallet, according to owner CD Projekt, is a highly-requested quality-of-life feature aimed at gamers who frequently face international bank fees, use pre-paid debit cards, or prefer the extra …

Founder Chris Park frankly admits that In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor ‘sold very poorly’ and release was planned ‘as a market survey of sorts’

In Case of Emergency, Release Raptor was released on Steam earlier last week, but already buyers have been refunded and the game switched to free-to-play. Developer Arcen has had a tough time of late, being forced to layoff staff after previous release Starward Rogue sold below expectations. Now Release Raptor …

When MCV sat down to chat to Dreadbit’s founder and designer Daniel Leaver, he’s a very happy man. He had just managed to get his current game Seraph to run at 60 frames per second on PlayStation 4. This matters because the title is a fast-paced action game in the …

Sky Sports football pundit Chris Kamara has transferred his commentating skills away from the beautiful game and into Call of Duty. Sitting alongside professional CoD caster Alan Bricey” Brice, Kamara calls the action in game in his trademark style, and actually does pretty well. You can see how he does …

The UK games industry charity GamesAid is about to reveal the amount of money it has raised for good causes across the UK. The industry has put forward 19 charities, and now it’s up to you to vote for which ones will receive financial support. You need to be a …

Daybreak has announced that the arrival of zombie hit H1Z1: King of the Kill on consoles will now be later than originally planned. The game, which is currently available on PC via Steam Early Access, had been scheduled for launch on consoles this summer. However, while King of the Kill …