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E3 2015 ‘must deliver games’ as the event’s pre-show press conferences are finalised. UK stores have told MCV that they’re concerned over the number of big games pushed out of 2015, including Uncharted 4, Zelda, The Division and Dead Island 2. We are holding out hope that E3 will deliver …

OneSky offers insight into conquering the globe’s key territories

Plan your trip to Brighton with an overview of this year’s conference

It’s armed with some of the biggest IP of the last decade, but Telltale isn’t finished yet. SVP of publishing Steve Allison reveals the firm’s plans to unite TV and games in this week’s MCV. With E3 just around the corner, we hear from UK retailers about their concerns that …

Studios have until May 31st to put themselves forward for six-month program

'We identified that HgCapital was the ideal partner to build on what The Carlyle Group have helped us achieve'

After a two year wait, the first fully-fledged Art Academy title has been revealed for Wii U. Art Academy: Atelier will come to Nintendo’s home console on June 26th, almost two years after it was announced during a Nintendo Direct. It’s the second Art Academy game to come to Wii …

Nintendo’s lowest-tier Wii U offering is to be halted in Japan. The white Wii U Basic, which includes 8GB of internal storage, is ‘slated to go out of production shortly’, according to the Japanese Nintendo website. (Thanks, Kotaku.) This will make the remaining Wii U Premium, which includes a black …

From Software isn’t done with its spiritual successor to the Souls series just yet. Speaking on Twitter, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said that he had received a lot of feedback concerning add-on content for PS4 exclusive Bloodborne. The title’s multi-platform predecessor Dark Souls II was expanded …

Blizzard’s free-to-play MOBA Heroes of the Storm is now out in open beta for anyone to download and play. The title entered its open beta phase earlier this week, and according to the developer will officially release on June 2nd. Blizzard states more heroes will be added at that time, …