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Read More »King goes after ‘deceptively similar’ Banner Saga with trademark claim
Tactical RPG could confuse consumers and damage business, claims Candy Crush firm
Read More »Now King targets The Banner Saga with trademark claim
Candy Crush Saga maker King is now targeting the maker of a recently released indie strategy game on Steam. It was revealed yesterday that the company is trying to trademark the word ‘candy’ for use in the video games market. Now it appears that it is also trying to protect …
Read More »Joint Namco Bandai-DeNA venture to shut down
BNDeNA will cease operations on March 31 after four years without a hit
Read More »Alienware Steam Machines are un-upgradable, will be released annually
Alienware has announced its plans to launch Steam Machines every year, in order to mimic the lifecycles of consoles. Alienware GM Frank Azor confirmed the plans toTrustedReviews, commenting that, like the consoles produced by Sony and Microsoft, the hardware of Alienware’s Steam Machines would be locked. Gamers wanting to play …
Read More »Play Arts Metal Gear Solid V figure unlikely to quell eroticism concerns
A photo of an upcoming Play Arts Metal Gear Solid figurine has reignited the ‘eroticism’ debate sparked off by Hideo Kojima last September. The pic, of the Play Arts take on Metal Gear Solid V’s Quiet, shows that the character has certainly not been toned down since details of her …
Read More »Interview: BattleCry seeking new recruits
Former BioWare exec Rich Vogel is currently heading up new Bethesda-owned studio BattleCry, and tells Develop more about how the Austin-based firm plans to expand
Read More »UPDATE: Growing reports of PS4 data corruption error
A thread on the PlayStation forum regarding a specific data corruption error is pointing towards a problem for Sony’s machine. Currently standing at 36 pages long, the thread focuses on the CE-34878-0 error. The sisue doesn’t seem specific to any particular title and has manifested for players of various games …
Read More »UPDATE: Borderlands 2 dated on Vita
2K Games’ Borderlands 2 finally has a firm release date on PlayStation Vita. The publisher has confirmed that the game will launch in the US on March 18th. There’s no word yet on a UK or European date. Friday March 21st seems like a logical guess, although that could mean …
Read More »First Xbox One price cut appears online
Xbox One is the subject of a price cut for the first time by a UK online retailer. Zavvi currently has the standard version of the console available for just 409.99. That’s 20 off the SKU’s RRP and is – as far as MCV aware – the cheapest the machine …
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