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Many of the most popular cards in the Hearthstone library will be excluded from what Blizzard will position as the new standard ranked play mode for its card battler. The developer last night announced some big changes to the title, not least of which is its split into two types …

Mario? Zelda? Metroid? Donkey Kong? One of Nintendo’s bigger brands has been teased as the lead for the company’s second smartphone release. The Wall Street Journal reports that Nintendo has told investors that its follow-up to debut smartphone title Miitomo will utilise a more recognisable character and IP – as …

One of the UK’s leading retailers of PC gaming hardware is trying to push into the UK High Street via GAME. But with an internet-savvy audience, why bother? We ask marketing and partnership manager Mark Purdy Why work with GAME? GAME made a serious move into the PC market with …

Square Enix’s Dragon Quest Builders: Alefgard wo Fukkatsu Seyo debuted in Japan last week and dominates the top half of the region’s charts. That’s according to data provided by Famitsu, which sees the new Dragon Quest title take the top two spots, as well as No.4. In total, the title …

There are undeniable advantages to releasing games on PC. Unlike launching a brand new title on console, there is no cumbersome certification process to get your new PC game out there. Much like the App Store and Google Play, there is a very low barrier to entry. And digital PC …

Your favourite industry title has bolstered its sales force. Lesley McDiarmid (pictured,top left) has returned as an senior account manager following stints at Sharedit and Chelsea Magazines. She initially joined MCV in 2002 as a sales and production assistant before rising up the ranks. She will work alongside senior account …

Award-winning music man using ram’s horn, clay pots and Aztec death whistles to create stone age setting

The PCs of one in three Steam users are running Windows new operating system. According to Steam’s updated Hardware and Software survey, 32.77 per cent of users are running Windows 10. During the company’s last questionnaire, 28 per cent of users were running Windows 10. It isn’t the most popular …

Inaugural conference will take place in London this April

Warren Lester, engineering product manager at Vicon, discusses the key factors that devs should keep in mind when making their VR debut