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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

Nearly 100 per cent of funded business founders in Silicon Valley are said to be white or Asian

Crossy Road, Does Not Commute, Vainglory and more named as some of the best apps on iOS

Ubisoft’s ZombiU might be returning from the grave. Unseen64 reckons that Ubisoft is currently pushing ahead with development of a port of the game, which was a Wii U launch title and exclusive, for PS4 and Xbox One. This project is one I’ve been keeping an eye on for a …