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The director of the GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, has launched a Picross-style puzzle. In a post on the GCHQ’s website, the organisation says that completing this first puzzle will lead successful participants onto a series of increasingly difficult puzzle. MCV hasn’t the mental capacity to finish said puzzle, but the team …

Cloud computing, streaming, smartphones – there are all sorts of tools one could use to form an argument that this generation of consoles will be the last. Indeed, folk have been saying this since before the release of PS4 and Xbox One. Yet this generation is tracking well ahead of …

Those who pre-order the Oculus Rift will get space shooter Eve: Valkyrie for free. All Rift pre-orders will be bundled with CCP’s space combat game. The title is debuting on Oculus Rift, before coming to PlayStation VR at a later point. Of course, that’s not all that will be coming …

GAME and Multiplay’s Insomnia consumer shows will visit Scotland and Ireland next year. The England-based eSports events have already expanded beyond the Coventry Ricoh Arena and moved to Birmingham NEC. Insomnia Scotland will take place between April 29th and May 1st at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre. It will host …

Companies file all sorts of patents, so there’s every chance that this particular device will never see the light of day. However, combined with this week’s networked computing patent, a fresh application from Nintendo could point to yet another big innovation from the platform holder for its next console the …

Former Eidos chief John Kavanagh has joined rising games developer/publisher Pixelbomb Games. The studio is working on PC, PS4 and Xbox One game Beyond Flesh & Blood. Kavanagh’s appointment as MD comes as the firm attempts to become a major UK digital publisher. I’m truly excited to be joining Pixelbomb, …

Bethesda’s Fallout 4 was UK games retail’s favourite release this year. The title was voted for by a whopping 62 per cent of stores, with managers citing the title’s initial strong sales, cult following and critical acclaim. That game was 52 per cent ahead of second place, the equally-anticipated and …

Nearly three quarters of UK games stores believe that PlayStation 4 will be the dominant platform in 2016. 70 per cent of store managers voted for Sony’s console as the hardware to rule the next tweleve months, citing its strong forthcoming line-up. This includes console exclusives like Uncharted 4: A …

It’s time for MCV’s Annual Retail Survey – what was the biggest challenge facing UK games retail? Who was their favourite publisher? What game sold the best for them? This year we spoke to over 130 games stores from across the UK – both independent outlets and the big chains …

Virtual reality is finally being released, but over half of UK games stores think that it is not going to take off in 2016. 55 per cent of shop managers believe that the new tech is not going to be a hit in 2016, with many saying that they predict …