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Microsoft is celebrating a big milestone for the latest iteration of its world-conquering operating system. Windows 10 is now installed on over 400m systems worldwide. It has hit this number in 14 months. That’s a fair bit quicker than Windows 7, which took over 20 months to reach the same …
Read More »Bethesda teams up with pro-gamers for new Quake Champions
Publisher Bethesda has enlisted the help of pro-gamers in the creation of Quake Champions. The shooter was unveiled at E3 and is the first Quake game in ten years. The firm then took the game to QuakeCon in August, and allowed professional Quake players to get hands-on with the new …
Read More »Nominations now open for BAFTA Games Awards 2017
Deadline is December 8th, 15 categories available to enter
Read More »Blizzard will overhaul competitive Heroes of the Storm in 2017
Blizzard is overhauling the pro side of Heroes of the Storm by introducing online regional leagues in 2017. North America, Europe, China and Korea will each have a region specific league in 2017, with teams competing in regular matches on a consistent schedule and with top quality broadcasts. The top …
Read More »Ubisoft is 2016’s best-selling publisher
French publisher Ubisoft has outsold all of its competitors across a number of key territories so far in 2016. It says that NPD data shows that is has for six months been the top publisher by sales year-to-date in 2016. This applies to Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. In …
Read More »Why Mafia III isn’t afraid to deal with racism
Mafia should really be 2K’s biggest franchise. It has a brilliant name and is an open-world crime game, which is perhaps the most popular genre in the world. It certainly sounds like it has more potential than 2K’s other huge sellers, such as the stylised, and frankly unusual, Borderlands and …
Read More »Adrift dev urges fans to ‘demand’ PSVR port
The studio behind virtual reality space adventure Adrift – sorry, Adr1ft – has called on fans to put pressure on the powers that be to have the game greenlit for PlayStation VR. Adrift was released on PC earlier this year and then on PS4 in the summer. However, many were …
Read More »12 more universities join Crytek’s VR First programme
Engine firm’s virtual reality educational initiative now partners with 26 academic institutes
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: PCR boosts editorial team
PCR hires deputy editor and staff writer,British eSports Association scores content director and MLG appoints anew CEO. PCR strengthens its team MCV’s sister title PCR has strengthened its team, following the departure of editor Dominic Sacco and online editor Laura Barnes. Jonathan Easton has been appointed deputy editor, having previously …
Read More »Jagex auctions off loot from banned players
'Bank Bidders' won't know what they're bidding for until they've won
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