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Carl Ledbetter is a games industry master of disguise. He leads a team of 35 that spent three years building the Xbox One into a machine that blends into the background and gets forgotten. The console’s 16:9 aspect ratio is meant to reflect that of a widescreen TV. The front …

PlayStation is being engineered as the saviour of Sony’s struggling technology business. Reuters reports that the company intends to slash its existing smartphone and TV ranges and instead work to boost its PlayStation sales by up to a quarter in an effort to reverse recent declines. "We’re not aiming for …

Crowdfunding giant Kickstarter has suspended a project for an accessory that took blood from its users. Blood Sport proposed connecting a blood collection unit to a player’s controller. Whenever a rumble signal is received (something that the pitch seemed to believe signalled that a player had been hit) a small …

Multiple leading developers will be donating all money generated by microtransactions to charity for the next two weeks. The initiative is part of the Apps for Red drive, which is supporting Product Red, the organisation founded by U2 vocalist Bono and activist Bobby Shriver. The money raised will go to …

NIS America is easily one of the biggest names in niche gaming. Best known for the popular Japanese role-playing game series Disgaea, the Western arm of Nippon Ichi Software has brought many of its Japanese parent company’s titles across to the US and Europe. In addition to this, the firm …

The Wii U version of Super Smash Bros has got off to an excellent start in the US. Polygon reports that the game sold 490k units, spread across physical and digital, in its first three days on sale in the US. That makes it the fastest selling Wii U game …

More details about Bandai Namco’s Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin make poor reading for PC owners. Revealed earlier, the new SKU offers an upgraded version of the existing game complete not only with all of its DLC but also with some visual, technical and gameplay tweaks. However, …

Valve has tweaked the rules imposed on the trading of gifts. Eurogamer reports that the change is designed to stop scammers who trade illegitimately purchased gifts that are later revoked due to problems with payment. The process means that the seller retains their cash but those who purchased the game …

Games of years gone by continue to spark nostalgia and reverence among consumers. MCV goes back to the past with a selection of retro-themed products Next-gen titles might be grabbing all of the headlines as we approach Christmas, but retro gaming is still a healthy sector for retailers across the …

Two weeks on from its release, Xbox One shooter Halo: The Master Chief Collection is not working properly. Malfunctioning releases seem to be very much the fashion this Q4, and 343 studio boss Bonnie Ross has personally apologised for the ongoing saga. We have not delivered the experience you deserve. …