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The next title from OlliOlli and Not a Hero developer Roll7 will be launching with the help of 505 Games, MCV can reveal. Details are scarce about this upcoming project save that it is an online multiplayer experience. The indie studio says that this new game is a departure from …
Read More »Evolve is going free-to-play on PC
The speculation was correct – online shooter Evolve is dropping its upfront price on PC. A F2P beta is due to go live today, with the idea being to test server loads and experiment with new ideas on what sounds like could be the long path to full release. Those …
Read More »Fnatic’s flusha on G2: "I can’t say I consider them a top team"
In just a few hours Fnatic will face off against G2 eSports at ESL One Cologne, and one of Fnatic’s star players, Robin "flusha" Rnnquist, had some harsh words on his opponents. Speaking to MCV at the ECS finals a couple of weeks ago Flusha was asked if G2 were …
Read More »There are some £145 Destiny figures on the way
Toys designer 3A is bringing new Destiny figures to fans. After releasing a Titan figure last year, the company is launching figurines based on the Hunter and Warlock classes. These will come in three different versions: a standard retail edition, a Bambaland one and a Bungie Store exclusive. You can …
Read More »Manchester City sign FIFA player
Manchester City today announced the signing of Kieran ‘Kez’ Brown, a professional FIFA player. Kez becomes the first eSports player in the Manchester City organisation, and will be creating video content for the City YouTube channel and streaming on Twitch. Of course he will also represent the club at tournaments …
Read More »There was nearly an Ancient Rome Call of Duty game, report
If footage from a pitch reel is to believed, a Call of Duty title set in Ancient Rome was in the works. That’s according a source speaking to GamesRadar, who claims that in 2008 Vicarious Visions put forward the idea of a Call of Duty, called Roman Wars, which cast …
Read More »Blizzard takes Overwatch cheaters to court
Blizzard has filed a lawsuit against German company Bossland, the creator of Watchover Tyrant, which is a cheating tool for Overwatch. The publisher is accusing Bossland of copyright infringement, unfair competition, and violating the DMCA’s anti-circumvention provision,” TorrentFreak reports. Defendants’ sale and distribution of the Bossland Hacks in the United …
Read More »Games Media Awards returns this October
The Games Media Awards are back for their tenth outing this year, with the event championing the best in writers, presenters and brands in the UK games business. The GMAs 2016 will take place on Tuesday, October 11th at Sway Bar, London, and nominations for the 10 categories will be …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption sales spike following Xbox One backwards compatibility announcement
Sales of Red Dead Redemption for Xbox 360 have shot up by nearly 6,000 per cent in just a day on Amazon. This follows Rockstar’s announcement that the title will be coming to Xbox One this Friday (July, 8th) thanks to backwards compatibility. Starting on Friday, every Red Dead Redemption …
Read More »Deep Silver to publish Atlus and Sega games including Persona 5 in Europe
German games firm Deep Silver will be releasing Atlus and Sega games including Persona 5 in Europe. The Dead Island firm announced today that it had entered in to a publishing agreement to launch some forthcoming Atlus games, such as Persona 5 (pictured) and Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, as …
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