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Microsoft has ramped up in its battle to convince Xbox 360 gamers not to defect to PlayStation. The platform holder’s backwards compatibility announcement at E3 was designed to try and convince some of the 84m Xbox 360 owners to stick with Microsoft. The platform holder, which has called this year’s …

One Fallout super fan has attempted to pre-order the latest entry in Bethesda’s apocalyptic series with a box of bottle caps. Seth, aka Gator Machete – sent Bethesda 2,240 bottle caps, which took the fan seven and a half years to collect. Taking to image hosting site Imgur, he said …

Will be replaced by Terry Myerson, who will oversee new Windows and Devices group

The upcoming remake of Final Fantasy VII will be much more than just a HD remaster of the beloved 1997 RPG, the game’s producer has revealed. Unveiled during Sony’s E3 press conference to a fervent reaction, Final Fantasy VII Remake will be coming to PS4 in the future, following the …

Marty O’Donnell forms Highwire Games with Airtight Games’ co-founder and ex-Bungie designer

If Samus Aran is to grace home consoles again, it’s not going to happen on Wii U. The announcement of 3DS spin-off Metroid Prime: Federation Force earlier this week was met with outrage from the fandom, many of whom are demanding a ‘proper’ Metroid game on Wii U. This looks …

An ultra-premium version of the next Batman title has been pulled days before the game’s release. The Batman Arkham Knight Batmobile Edition was the highest-tier offering available for Warner Bros’ upcoming superhero adventure, with a price tag of 169.99. What does that cost amount to? Well, those willing to stump …

After years of the same old racing IP, suddenly there has been a plethora of new franchises like Project CARS, DriveClub and The Crew – but why? We speak to the racing experts to find out why there has been a recent spike in these IP. That’s on top of …

UK retailers have hailed a ‘momentous’ E3, as the event delivered on the games the industry desperately needed. Big titles such as Uncharted 4, Zelda, The Division, Dead Island 2 and Quantum Break had all been moved out of 2015 earlier this year, leading stores to tell MCV that E3 …

Over more than two decades, the FIFA series has made hundreds of additions to its virtual recreation of the beautiful game. From ‘97’s six-a-side indoor matches and 2001’s one-button ‘hack’ fouling to 2002’s card-collecting system and 10’s Manager Mode, there’s little that EA’s monster sports IP hasn’t embraced. Or so …