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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 …

CEO Andrew Wilson acknowledges the "disconnect" for those who grew up with series' earlier games

Testronic's Alastair Harsant discusses the benefits of cross-site collaboration, good communication and knowledge sharing

Vancouver studio working on new F2P title

Trade body welcomes UK-based free-to-play giant

A number of staff at Crytek UK have not been paid their full salary since April 21st, a source connected to the matter has told MCV’s sister siteDevelop. The source, who has ties with the studio, said since April employees had received small payments of around 700 last month. At …

Ubisoft’s Just Dance IP is now an official Electronic Sports World Cup discipline. The publisher says it’s the first casual video games to enter ESWC’s line up, with qualifiers having begun earlier this week and running until September 21st. Gamers can take part either via the World Dance Floor game …