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"Minecraft Earth was designed around free movement and collaborative play – two things that have become near impossible in the current global situation"

Console looks unlikely to have long-term dotage

Japanese analyst says Sony isn't making Japan feel special anymore

Ubisoft+ could integrate with Game Pass but it would see much bigger changes than the EA Play deal required

Luigi’s Mansion 3 sold 7.83m copies sold globally at last count

"KOEI TECMO apologies for the concern and inconvenience this may be causing to its customers and business partners"

"[T]here’s just a lot of interest in gaming right now and console sales are just a sign of that, game sales are a sign of that and hardware is in short supply"

"Plaintiffs repeatedly agreed not to bring a lawsuit like this in court."

CD Projekt's headaches following the disastrous launch of Cyberpunk 2077 seem set to continue, as a class-action lawsuit has been filed against the company.

To sign off for the year (barring any major industry disasters) we look back at everything MCV/DEVELOP did (and played) in 2020