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Up to half of Eastern European boxed PC games are being stripped of their codes and sold across France, Germany and the UK at cut price, MCV can reveal. It’s no secret – hundreds of ‘key code’ online retailers have set up business and are selling PC games for as …

Developer plans to open new company Machine Studios; Considering work on new project

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Codemasters has revealed that F1 2014 will only be released on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. Next year’s game, currently being referred to as a new Formula 1 title in 2015”, will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC. This title will be released earlier in the season and …

Another patch that claims to help address the ongoing stutter problems with the PC version of Watch Dogs has been released by Ubisoft. We optimized some of the performance issues that were causing some users to experience high amounts of stuttering while playing Watch Dogs,” Ubisoft said in a forum …

100 PS3 titles available for US and Canadian users

Crytek restructuring operations and moving development away from Austin base; may close Shanghai and Seoul studios

Sony’s streaming games service PlayStation Now will enter a period of open beta in the US and Canada later today. The service is for the time being restricted to PS3 titles. PS Now services will be integrated into the PlayStation Store, with users able to pay tiered amounts for rental …

Nvidia hopes to expand the niche audience for its Shield Portable gaming handheld with a worldwide release of the new Shield Tablet. MCV catches up with Chris Daniel, senior product manager at Nvidia The launch of Nvidia’s Shield Portable last year in the US set many tongues lolling at the …

One of Britain’s most established publishing labels is confronting the possibility of going out of business. Writing for Develop, Mastertronic boss Andy Payne has said that a meeting will be held next month in which he hopes the company’s creditors will agree to new terms to enable the publisher to …