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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: …

The UK games industry can nominate charities to receive thousands of pounds from GamesAid, later this month. Between August 17th and August 28th, GamesAid members can put forward organisations they feel are deserving of receiving some of the funds it has raised. Only members of GamesAid are able to nominate …

Having only arrived last week, Windows 10 is already on the brink of overtaking the most recent version of Apple’s OSX among Steam users. The latest Steam Hardware Survey for July shows that Windows 10 is currently used by 2.3 per cent of those who agreed to take part (which …

EA’s FIFA series may continue to boss the genre when it comes to licenses, but Konami can at least celebrate another licensing victory for its latest title. IBTimes reports that Brazilian club duo Flamengo and Corinthians have signed up to appear exclusively in PES 2016 and will be completely absent …