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Re-Logic’s hit indie sandbox adventure game Terraria is set to launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this week. Publisher 505 Games has announced the PS4 version of the title will release on November 11th, while the Xbox 360 version is scheduled for November 14th. The current-gen console editions boast …

The Crew is an ambitious racer which had a lot of work to do if it were to realise its potential. Develop spoke to Ahmed Boukhelifa about how they managed the key challenges in the game

More copies Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare were sold on PS4 than any other platform, although the overall Xbox performance bettered the PlayStation platforms. Videogamer reports that 35 per cent of the game’s week one sales in the UK were on PS4 and 32 per cent on Xbox One. However, …

One of the main targets of the #GamerGate hate campaign has said that ‘defeating’ the movement would be an historic victory for the games industry. The effect defeating Gamergate would have is incalculable, one of this field’s most historic moments, remembered as the moment games development said: ‘This is going …

MCV has teamed up with Xbox to look back at the legacy of one of the platform’s biggest franchises – Halo. As Halo: The Master Chief Collection brings remastered versions of Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 to the Xbox One, the first entry in the …

Characters in WoW studio's new FPS designed to make all players feel "equally represented"

Some may be calling it the worst first party console launch of all time, but that hasn’t stopped digital buyers flocking to DriveClub. The game has topped the PSN sales chart in Europe for October, topping previous chart-topper Minecraft and beating second place newcomer Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. It may …

Women are underrepresented in the sector, but what is turning more away from joining?

As revealed by MCV earlier today, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare has bettered the week one sales numbers of predecessor Ghosts, grabbing the UK No.1 in the process. In doing so it becomes the fifth biggest Call of Duty launch in the UK. Advanced Warfare’s week one unit sales beat …

This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Buzzfeed UK’s creative director Philip Byrne talks to MCV about some of the site’s marketing campaigns and what we can expect from his talk at this …