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OPINION: Letting off Steam

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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