Committed readers of MCV will know that the contrast between last week’s cover stories and this week’s couldn’t be starker. But such is the diversity of games now that one week we might be talking analytics and digital downloads, the next hoary but no less important topics like supermarkets and …
Read More »Tegra tech ‘will drive tablet gaming forward’
Playbox and Nvidia talk up the fortunes of Android tablet projects
Read More »GAME selling Portal 2 today
UK retailer GAME has put the PC version of EA-published Valve title Portal 2 on sale today, a day ahead of its official release. The game was released digitally via Steam yesterday, though the official release date for the boxed versions is tomorrow. "We had a conversation with EA yesterday …
Read More »Deus Ex Collector’s Edition detailed
Square Enix has lifted the lid on a Collector’s Edition version of upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Deux Ex: Human Revolution. The SKU, which is described as the publisher "extremely limited", is due for release only in "select European countries". Inside the box consumers will find an Adam Jensen …
Read More »Playfish abandons in-game currency in big switch
Social games firms have to use Facebookâ??s own in-game currency from July 1st
Read More »Steam pirates exposed with Garry’s Mod trick
Steam IDs published in-game
Read More »Sulake: We can’t match our players’ creativity
Our users' talent is the secret to our success, claims Habbo Hotel studio
Read More »Sony tablet rumors intensify
US sources suggest â??S1â?? device to be ready for US shipping by September
Read More »Cousins leaves EA’s Easy Studio
Ben Cousins, the man behind EA’s successful forays into the free-to-play games market, has announced his departure from the publisher. In a brief statement issued on Twitter last night Cousins stated: "Battlefield Play4Free launches this week and it’s time for me to leave EA. Very proud of what I’ve achieved …
Read More »Excitement builds for 2011 UK games trade awards
NCsoft and Square Enix’s Deus Ex: Human Revolution have backed this year’s MCV Industry Excellence Awards. MMO specialist NCsoft will sponsor the newly-added award for Digital Distribution Team. Meanwhile, the upcoming Deus Ex prequel will be Event Partner. The digital distribution category represents a sector that is important to us,” …
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