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Quite possibly the most eager anticipated PC game of Christmas has been delayed. XCOM 2, the sequel to the excellent 2012 game XCOM: Enemy Unknown (which was itself a remake of the equally bloody good UFO: Enemy Unknown) will now be arriving on February 5th, 2016. It’s a disappointment to …

Mobile title Pac-Man 256 has been downloaded over five million times. That’s according to publisher Bandai Namco, who has also revealed that it is the most-downloaded game in 98 countries in all categories, while in 104 regions for games sections. The firm has also announced that Pac-Man will be coming …

Former Epic and Gears of War developer Cliff Bleszinski has shown off the first in-game footage of his studio’s free-to-play FPS LawBreakers. The game, developed by Boss Key and published by Nexon – which acquired a minority stake in the developer last summer – continues the theme of gravity-defying action …

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Developer Caged Element have abandoned their attempt to Kickstart a successor to 1999 PlayStation racer Rollcage. Grip had been seeking CAD $657k ($500k/320k) but the studio decided to call it a day after raising just CAD $154k. We apologise for the lack of updates on our Kickstarter page; it’s hard …

Sony has said that it did not deliberately disable player’s ability to archive their Until Dawn gameplay streams. Twitch users are normally able to archive their streamed footage for those who missed the live broadcast. However, Twitch confirmed earlier this week that the game’s publisher, Sony, had disabled the functionality …

LEGO Dimensions may be the new player in the toy box, but it’s by no means an unproven competitor. TT Games’ range of LEGO games are hugely popular – in fact it’s the fourth-biggest games brand in the UK behind GTA, Call of Duty and FIFA. Even so, this type …

Last year, MCV predicted that Skylanders would struggle in the face of Disney Infinity 2.0. We were quite critical, but although Disney’s game did outsell Skylanders in the UK, the Activision franchise still performed well overall. In fact, it is still the No.1 toys-to-life game globally. We’re thrilled to have …

Disney Infinity is currently the most popular toys-to-life game in the UK. And this year’s title is generating a lot of attention due to the inclusion of one major brand – Star Wars. Disney Infinity 3.0 will feature three Star Wars ‘Play Sets’: one inspired by the prequel movies, another …

There is an onslaught of toys-to-life products about to hit retail. In total, there are almost 30 different software SKUs between Amiibo, Skylanders Superchargers, LEGO Dimensions and Disney Infinity 3.0. In terms of figures, playsets and level packs, there are more than 95 extra products for retailers to stock associated …