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FIFA 13 will be amongst the first titles to launch on Wii U this year. The franchise – which is only beaten by Call of Duty in sales each year – will be update for Wii U to feature GamePad controls. It even features ranked online play for the first …
Read More »VIDEO: Ubisoft shows off Assassin’s Creed 3 engine
AnvilNext trailer presents stunning battles featuring 2,000 non-player characters on screen at once
Read More »Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel joins congested Q1 2013
Next March has just got busier, with a new game in the Army of Two series reaching shelves. Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel acts as a series ‘reset’ for the franchise, which debuted in 2008 and received a sequel in 2010. It follows two-characters, Alpha and Bravo, who must …
Read More »LittleBigPlanet to debut on Vita in September
Sackboy’s latest outing will be released for PlayStation Vita next month. Sony will release LittleBigPlanet Vita in Europe on September 19th, arriving in the US a few days later on September 25th, according to VG247. The game will make full use of Vita’s control systems, from the front and rear …
Read More »EA boss Gibeau to deliver Gamescom keynote
The man in charge of EA’s labels will open Gamescom with a talk that will discuss the ‘change in the landscape of the video game industry.’ Frank Gibeau will apparently tell the world why the games we will play four years from now will be unrecognisable to us today. Which …
Read More »Discover the 20 games that will save Christmas in this week’s MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features the 20 games that UK retailers believe will make their Christmas. This week’s edition also explores Ian Livingstone’s new book Blood of the Zombies and features an interview with Ubisoft’s European boss Alain Corre That’s on top of …
Read More »Final Modern Warfare 3 DLC dated
Activision has released details on the last batches of extra content for last year’s best-selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Two more Content Collections will be released in August and September. Each will be made available on Xbox 360 first, with PS3 and PC versions following a few weeks …
Read More »Interview: SCE UK MD Fergal Gara
MCV sat down with PlayStation UK boss Fergal Gara shortly after E3 to discuss Vita, Wonderbook, the challenges at UK retail and how PSN can grow the market for all. Vita has had a difficult start in terms of sales. Has it been a total disappointment?We would love it to …
Read More »Fantasy Star: Q&A with Ian Livingstone
The development legend on his new Fighting Fantasy game
Read More »Jay Z producing NBA 2K13
Global rap superstar Jay Z is the executive producer of NBA 2K 13. What the devil does the 99 Problems singer have to do with a basketball video game? I’ll let the press statement explain: "Jay Z’s interests and influences extend well beyond his illustrious?music career as a 14-time Grammy …
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