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Markets may regard retail flotations as a risk, but GAME’s early success on the stock exchange prove that they can prove very successful GAME Digital has reported a sales increase of 30 per cent for the year ending July 26th, which includes the period following its flotation in June. Throughout …

Our second daily Gamescom magazine hits the show floor today, but you can read it right now in your browser or on your iPad for free. MCV @ Gamescom issue 2 features an interview with Sony boss Andrew House, who discusses the future potential of PS4 now it has sailed …

Might and Magic Heroes VII is in the works for a 2015 release, Ubisoft has announced. The latest installment in the long-running turn-based strategy franchise will launch on Windows PC sometime next year, and is in development at Limbic Entertainment. Might and Magic Heroes VII will have players down exploring …

A new special edition Street Fighter-themed Monopoly set is available now from retailer Funstock. The Street Fighter Monopoly Board Game – Official Collector’s Limited Edition is in stock and available to order now from the UK games store for 29.99. This isn’t the first Monopoly board to bear the Street …

A new Walking Dead game is in development by Payday studio Overkill, franchise creator Robert Kirkman has announced. Kirkman published an announcement post on the Payday 2 Steam community page, expressing his excitement over the collaboration. "I’m a huge fan of what Overkill and Starbreeze have been able to do …

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and The Phantom Pain are headed to Steam. Series creator Hideo Kojima revealed this at a Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Gamescom preview event in Cologne hosted by Spike TV’s Geoff Keighley. This is fairly big news for PC Metal Gear fans. …

Is automation the solution to all QA challenges? Matthew Finitz, Pole to Win’s director of quality engineering discusses There’sa buzzword I’ve heard more in the industry lately and it makes me smile and frown at the same time. During my conversations with several QA managers, I keep hearing ‘test automation’. …

For many, it seems laughable that a free-to-play game could rank alongside iconic singersand global television shows in terms of popularity. But, just like Madonna, TheX Factor and Olympic sporting events have in the past, the League of Legends Championship Series sold out Wembley Arena this year. And this success …

The game won’t be with us until February, but a new gameplay video will keep fans of The Witcher series excited for a little while. While we’re still mostly in the dark about potential combat and gameplay changes, there’s no denying that The Witcher 3 is a very pretty game. …

Year-to-dategames and consoles market sales data (boxed games) reveals a strong correlation between TV advertising and return on investment in what has been a buoyant 2014 thus far. The first visible spike inTV market ad pressure and subsequent sales occurred across March/April, probably due to the so-called ‘battle of the …