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Since the arrival of Modern Warfare in 2007, Call of Duty has ranked as one of the games industry’s super-franchises. Even in recent years, where sales have slowed a bit, the game regularly sells more than 2m units with every release. This year’s title Advanced Warfare marks a return to …

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Multiplayer perks for PS4 shooter Killzone: Shadow Fall can now be purchased via credit earned within the game. Polygon reports that a new in-game currency called Valor has been added to the title via its most recent patch. It’s the same currency featured in Vita title Killzone: Mercenary. Points won …

Acclaimed immigration control game coming to tablets tomorrow

Microsoft has become the latest company to start accepting payments in Bitcoin. The Verge reports that Bitcoin has quietly been implemented as an option when adding funds to a Microsoft account, meaning it can be used for Xbox and Windows games, music and video purchases. There are some caveats, however. …

The team behind emotional adventure That Dragon, Cancer have successfully raised enough money via Kickstarter to complete production on the game. A crowdfunding appeal was launched last monthto generate the finishing fund required for the project, which gives players an insight into the true story of a family dealing with …

The Witcher III delayed to ensure all small errors are fixed in next-gen RPG

You have until Tuesday, December 16th to submit suggestions for MCV's Women in Games list

A Tomb Raider mini-series is currently in the works for release next year. The project is being led by writer, director and actor Stephen Lunsford, who is known to American audiences as Matt from the MTV show Teen Wolf. Lunsford posted a picture on Instagram detailing the series as a …

Many people from the UK games business around the world have put forward their suggestions for our Top 100 Women in Games list, set to be published in January. If you haven’t put forward a suggestion or two, don’t delay; the deadline is early next week, on Tuesday, December 16th. …