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Earlier this week MCV held its first ever Games Retail 2020 conference at BAFTA – a day-long event looking at the future of selling video games. Here are the 12 things we discovered… 1.Boxed games really are not going anywhere In a talk filled with data, Chart-Track director Dorian Bloch …

Calling any area of the games industry ‘dead’ is something that invariably comes back to haunt the person that said it. Nintendo in the early 2000s? Dead. PC gaming? Dead. Console gaming? Dying. All statements that were proven unequivocally wrong in the fullness of time. And yet when presented with …

A special event hosted by MCV sister site Mobile Entertainment showcases top UK mobile content and technology firms Mobile Entertainment’s Top 50 Mobile Innovators project is now in its fourth year, continuing the mission to discover the best of British talent from the business of mobile apps and games. The …

The price for an Xbox One in the UK is now 100 less than it was when it launched back in November 2013. Although Microsoft has not officially announced this new price drop, Eurogamer spotted the new 329.99 price on the UK Microsoft store. The senior producer at Microsoft Studios …

Ubisoft has announced a surprise addition for those who fork out for Assassin Creed: Unity’s season pass. Included will be a side-scrolling 2D games called Assassin’s Creed Chronicles: China which will take the series to Asia for the first time ever. It’s developed by Climax Studios and has visuals inspired …

Nintendo has added a couple of redesigned 2DS consoles to its already revealed limited edition 3DS machines. Eurogamer reports that Transparent Red and Transparent Blue versions of its kid-friendly handheld will be available from November 7th, tying in to the release of Pokmon Omega Ruby and Pokmon Alpha Sapphire later …

Sony has confirmed a price and date for its streaming media box PlayStation TV in Europe. The device will be released on November 14th and cost 84.99/€99.99 and from day one hundreds of Vita, PSP, PSOne and Minis titles will be offered, with regular expansion promised – and Minecraft specifically …

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Valve has given the Steam storefront a major makeover, adding new customization options including a new curation feature which allows individuals and groups to recommend various titles. A new post on Steam’s news section details what Valve is calling the Steam Discovery Update, which brings a redesigned front page to …

Coffee Stain Studios popular PC title Goat Simulator has sold more than 100,000 copies across iOS and Android platforms. Designer Armin Ibrisagic announced the news earlier today on Coffee Stain’s blog – the milestone was reached just five days after the mobile edition of the game released. "It feels really …