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The first video showing Konami’s PES 2015 has been released. In it we see Italian club side Juventus squaring up to Germany’s Bayern Munich. Specific gameplay upgrades are not mentioned, although like last year’s effort it looks visually impressive. Early reaction on the assorted PES fan forums is probably best …

MCV is going daily during Gamescom this August, after signing an important deal with event organiser Koelnmesse. The team behind the weekly MCV and MCVuk.com will produce three editions of the Gamescom International Daily during the trade days of the games fair, which runs from August 13th to 17th in …

Develop and its sister team MCV will produce official global trade magazine and online news resource for the world’s biggest video games show

Mind Candy is hosting the first ever Great British Summer Game Jam. The contest will see development teams making games around the theme of British Summer. Winners will receive prizes from the likes of Unity 3D, Marmalade and PlayJam. In addition to this, UKIE is supporting the Accessibility Award for …

West Games has denied claims of fraud regarding its game Areal, which it describes as ‘definitive spiritual successor to STALKER’. Vostock Games, which emerged from the ashes of original stalker dev GSC, had accused West Games of fraudulent claims” regarding the legitimacy of its dev team and rights to liken …

We take a look at the titles with the most impressive graphics of the past twelve months as they fight for a Develop Award

A retail version of free-to-play PC shooter Ghost Recon Phantoms is now available exclusively from GAME. The press material also carries the pay-to-win themed boast that the SKU features all the necessary equipment for users to develop the ultimate clan and dominate the leaderboards”. It costs 15.99 and includes a …

The war of words between Nvidia and AMD is getting nasty. In a Kotaku feature examining the ongoing tensions between the two firms, an Nvidia rep stated: If AMD spent as much time working on their drivers and actually making investments in gaming than they did talking about us, then …

The racing specialist marvels at an industry that is constantly reinventing itself

Nickelodeon’s The Legend of Korra is getting the video game treatment courtesy of Bayonetta creators Platinum Games. IGN reports that the game will be released digitally on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on an unspecified date. The show kicked off in 2012, with the third series beginning …