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If you want further proof of how mainstream video games have become, you need look no further than the advertising that appears outside of people’s homes. No London commuter can escape the bus side ads, phone box posters and massive Underground banners, all selling the latest major games releases – …
Read More »Darkness II dated for October
2K Games has announced that The Darkness II will be released in the UK and Europe on October 7th. It will arrive in North America on October 4th. The game is a sequel to 2K’s 2007 release which looked to mix up the traditional FPS formula with the addition of …
Read More »Battlefield ‘superior’ to COD
Call of Duty currently holds what appears to be an unassailable position atop of the console FPS genre, but EA seriously believes its upcoming Battlefield 3 can threaten its dominance. "Pre-orders tell a compelling story," EA Games Label president Frank Gibeau told investors. "Pre-orders for Battlefield 3 are up more …
Read More »Sony accuses Anonymous in PSN hack case
The fanatical online activist group Anonymous has been named by Sony as a suspect of the PlayStation Network data breach. We discovered that the intruders had planted a file on one of our Sony Online Entertainment servers named ‘Anonymous’ with the words ‘We are Legion’,” the company said. The "we …
Read More »Mass Effect 3 delayed
EA has confirmed a delay for BioWare’s anticipated RPG release Mass Effect 3. Previously the game had been scheduled for a holiday 2011 release, but as part of its financial report last night EA confirmed that the game will now ship at some point in Q1 2012. Developer BioWare has …
Read More »Disney confirms redundancies at Black Rock
Further reports allege the Split/Second sequel has been cancelled
Read More »‘The sooner gaming is digital-only, the better’
Remedy CEO says he wonâ??t shed a tear if retail dies
Read More »WIN: Black Ops Escalation
The latest DLC release for Call of Duty: Black Ops goes live today, and we’re offering one lucky MCV reader a chance to grab the content for free. Black Ops: Escalation includes four new multiplayer maps as well as a brand new zombie level starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Robert England, …
Read More »New Driver "lighter, more humorous"
As well as rebooting the series, Driver: San Francisco will differ from its predecessors in another key way – it’s going to be a lot funnier. "We have focused back on the original core feel of Driver, that sense of being down in the thick of a street level Hollywood …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Driver returns
Fame is, as the saying goes, a fickle food. One minute you’re on top… the next, on the scrapheap. Driver knows that journey all too well. The first Driver and Driver 2 are firmly fixed gaming classics, beloved by many. But Driv3r? Let’s not. Fourth game Parallel Lines? Check Wikipedia. …
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