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Microsoft will kick off Gamescom 2015 this afternoon, and you can watch the whole event right here. The exact contents of the show remain a secret, of course, but we do know that three Xbox One exclusives will feature – Remedy’s Quantum Break, the new Crackdown and Platinum’s Scalebound. It …

Breakout multiplayer hit Rocket League looks likely to make the move onto Xbox. The game has been a smash hit on PS4, where it was a free download for PlayStation Plus members, and has also topped the sales charts on Steam. It has to date been downloaded over 5m times. …

Nick Gibson reflects on how the UK games industry has changed over the past year

PC owners will no longer have to wait longer than their console owning friends to get their hands on Metal Gear Solid V. Konami has announced that the PC version of the game will now be released on September 1st, just like on consoles. It had originally been scheduled for …

Mindfield Games discusses working with Unity and virtual reality for its debut title, Pollen

New system expected to overtake entire OSX portfolio within the month

Darren Bowen, UK sales director at Ubisoft, takes MCV on a globetrotting trip through its MCV Award-winning export team’s operations UK The UK, as always, is one of the first and strongest markets in new-generation gaming. There is a strong desire to own the newest technology within the UK but …

Ubisoft has announced Signal Studios’ Toy Soldiers: War Chest will launch next week for PC and consoles. War Chest will land August 11th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC for $14.99. The standard edition will be offered exclusively through digital channels, and four premium downloadable armies will be …

Last week’s speedrun event Summer Games Done Quick raised more than $1.2m for charity, organizers have announced. Polygon reports Games Done Quick beat last year’s SGDQ total by $500,000, and donations are still coming in and being counted. Whatever the final total ends up being, it’s a new record for …

Rocket League continues to dominate Steam’s best sellers list heading into August. The title outsold Ark: Survival Evolved and Grand Theft Auto V again for the top spot on Valve’s chart. The trio have been rooted in their respective top three spots since Rocket League’s arrival early last month. Counter-Strike: …