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THQ: UFC Undisputed 3 sold 1.4m units, needed 2m to break even

THQ has revealed that the latest in its recently sold UFC franchise had failed to break even. Gamasutra reports the publisher spoke to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter, revealing that two million units sold for UFC Undisputed 3 would have been the break-even point. The title has moved over 1.4m …

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E3 2012: Did you miss anything?

E3 has closed its doors, but don’t panic – everything you need to know about this year’s video games extravaganza is right here on MCVuk.com. Throughout the past week our teams at home and on the show floor in Los Angeles – not to mention our international crews at MCVpacific.com, …

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38 Studios files for bankruptcy, FBI investigating

Kingdoms of Amalur developer 38 Studios has declared bankruptcy, and that may not even be the worst news surrounding the company in the past 24 hours. Both state and federal officials have launched an investigation into the studio, following the series of events that brought about the MMO developer’s sudden …

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E3 2012: Sony says its competitors "are losing the plot"

As so it begins. Sony has lashed out at rivals Microsoft and Nintendo for neglecting the core gamer in their respective E3 presentations. The reaction to the press conference has been just amazingly positive,” Sony’s head of digital games Jack Buser told VentureBeat. While some of our competitors, seemingly, are …

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