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Streaming platform Twitch has announced its intention to acquire online tech company Curse. Curse was founded ten years ago and provides a number of services such as game-specific online community tools, a PC mod manager and secure VOIP. In all it attracts around 30m users per month across its network. …

Catchily-titled Mr Robot:1.51 exfiltratiOn is a mobile narrative adventure from Oxenfree devs

Gamescom is finally here and MCV is on the frontline, ready to deliver daily magazines across the three days of the show. For this first day, we speak to Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg about Microsoft’s bet on FIFA 17 to boost its new Xbox One S console sales, as …

Metal Gear Survive is a co-op action game heading to consoles and PC next year

Metal Gear Survive has been announced for PS4, Xbox One and PC. This is the first Metal Gear title to come from Konami since the high-profile split from series creator Hideo Kojima. IGN reports that Survive is a four-player co-op stealth game that sees – wait for it – Militaires …

Nintendo has announced three new colour variations for its 3DS handheld in the UK. November 11th will see the release of Pearl White, Orange & Black and Pink & White iterations of the larger 3DS XL hardware. Also announced are two new 2DS bundles. One includes RPG hit Yo-Kai Watch, …

DC recent TV superhero star Supergirl is coming to LEGO Dimensions, but won’t be initially available as a standalone purchase. A new video for the figure reveals that Kara will be included as part of a new version of the PS4 LEGO Dimensions Starter Pack, due out later this year. …

The Windows 10 version of Minecraft is now fully compatible with the Oculus Rift VR headset, Microsoft has announced. Introduced via a free update, this version builds upon the already available Gear VR release but adds an assortment of new features such as mouse and keyboard support and graphics tweaking …

“It’s like thinking you know how to make cake because you like eating cake”

Microsoft is launching a rival to Steam’s Early Access on PC, based on the Xbox Game Preview system itdebuted last year. During this week’s Gamescom event in Cologne, the platform holder announced Xbox Game Preview will come to Windows 10 later this year. As with XGP and Early Access, this …