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Halo franchise developer 343 Industries will pack a batch of maps previously exclusive to Windows PC into Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. A new post on Halo Waypoint explains that six maps from the original Halo and two maps from Halo 2 will be included in the …

Undead Labs has announced its zombie survival game State of Decay has sold 2m copies across Xbox 360 and Windows PC platforms. In a post on the Undead Lab’s site, the company’s community manager Sanya Weathers waxed on how the milestone was achieved with no marketing and no advertising. "Two …

MCV chats with Ben Stevenson-Hall, assistant manager of the Cambridge branch of Forbidden Planet, about which video game properties have proved most successful for the merchandise specialist What video game merchandise do you stock, and what brands are most successful? The first thing that comes to mind is Minecraft. Minecraft …

Company claims new version of popular audio tool is biggest update since original 2006 launch

Japanese fans of survival horror master Shinji Mikami’s The Evil Within will be able to buy a limited edition PlayStation 4 featuring art from the game. That’s according to Siliconera, who says that these limited edition consoles are available to pre-order on the Sony Store. These are branded with the …

MCV takes a look at some of the accessories and peripherals making their way to retail this Q4 PS4 DualShock 4 Rechargable Battery Pack The Rechargeable Battery Pack is an officially licensed product designed for use with the PS4. The pack fits to the DualShock 4 wireless controller and provides …

It’s not easy being indie. Many of us in the industry may see the indie development sector as a source of interesting and new games, but according to James Mardsen, director of Brighton-based indie FuturLab, this isn’t true for the wider gaming audience. There’s an indie stigma. Indie games aren’t …

Jo Twist, Gina Jackson and Kate Ho debate the issues surrounding diversity, and what can be done about it

Further delays for crowd-funded RPG as studio focuses on polish

Christmas is three months away, and retailers need to be prepared for the influx of consumers looking for accessories and peripherals. But what will gamers be searching for on store shelves this year? In years gone by, motion controllers and cameras were top sellers (See ‘Christmases Past’). But today it’s …