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Barcelona star Neymar will front this year’s entry in the PES series. The Champions League, La Liga and Copa Del Ray winner will star on PES 2016’s pack shot and feature in all of its marketing materials. Last year’s game was fronted by Germany and Bayern Munich’s Mario Gtze. PES …

It seems that Nintendo’s latest shooter still has legs (tentacles?) in Japan, as it outdoes a slew of new releases to remain top of the retail charts. According to the latest data from Famitsu, despite Splatoon’s sales nearly halving from its launch week, Wii U hardware sales actually went up, …

CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwinski on development, buggy games and building for success

Pre-orders are falling because gamers are paying extra attention to review scores, said GameStop international boss Mike Mauler. The retailer said that – much like in the UK – pre-orders have started to dip in America. But insisted that the number of consumers coming out day one remains healthy. Pre-orders …

Mad Catz has dismissed fears that there won’t be enough shelf space for Rock Band 4. The popular music title returns to retail at a busy time for peripheral-heavy products, which will see LEGO Dimensions, Guitar Hero, Skylanders and Disney Infinity all vying for attention. But the firm told MCV …

Polyphony Digital boss now reckons Gran Turismo 7 will arrive on PS4 some time before 2017”, which may or may not mean 2016. The date was given to SpazioGames, as translated by GameSpot. "People will not wait so much,” Kazunori Yamauchi said when asked about a potential 2017 release. We …

Xbox says Halo 5: Guardians will be the biggest game it has ever launched. Product manager Kuran Kapoor made the assertion ahead of E3, which he says will boast ‘incredible new announcements’ for the IP. The Xbox One exclusive launches at a busy time for shooters in the games industry, …

In this week’s MCV, we ask experts from around the industry for their tips for surviving the LA trade show. We also pick out the best indie and mobile games on show at E3. And following its purchase of ThinkGeek parent company GeekNet, we speak to GameStop about the firm’s …

The winners have been revealed for this year’s Apple Design Awards – and half of them are games. Out of the ten apps named for their excellence in design, five were games with the winning titles including puzzle games, MOBAs and more. The successful games were Hipster Whale’s Crossy Road, …

Develop Awards finalist adds new character to raise money, with choose-what-you-donate option on PC