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The next major Assassin’s Creed release is due this November on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Assassin’s Creed Revelations will be the final chapter in the ‘Ezio Trilogy,’ the series of games that began with 2009’s Assassin’s Creed 2 and continued with last year’s Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood. The Assassin’s Creed …

Activist group Anonymous has once again denied any involvement in the much publicised PSN hack, despite accusations from Sony to the contrary. As part of its explanation of the event surrounding PSN, Sony says that the intruders left a file on its SOE servers entitled ‘Anonymous’ containing the words ‘We …

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 – …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Further reports allege the Split/Second sequel has been cancelled

Remedy CEO says he wonâ??t shed a tear if retail dies

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, …