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It’s not all about PS4 this Christmas for Sony, with the firm throwing 2.5m behind Vita, too. The company is putting together PS4 and Vita into an ‘Ultimate Bundle’, which will launch before Christmas. Gamers that own both consoles can stream their PS4 games to their Vita and play off-screen, …

There’s just two places left at Tuesday’s Xbox 360 MCV Christmas Pub Quiz and Party. Already signed up are teams fromAttention Seekers TV,Click Entertainment,Ncsoft,Activision,Turtle Beach,Green Man Gaming,Sainsbury’s,Loading Caf, and GAME. Plus there are teams from event sponsors Microsoft,Turner Media, Namco,Gem and Ubisoft. It costs 279 to enter a team of …

PlayStation UK insists it will not repeat the mistakes of its troubled PS3. The firm told MCV that it has already fixed two of the mistakes it made before, by launching PS4 a lower price and closer to the competition. Sony?UK says it has spent ‘tens of millions’ on its …

With Microsoft's next-generation console now on shelves, Rick Gibson analyses the platform holder's plans for reaching the mass audience with Xbox One

UK retail giant GAME has hailed last night’s Xbox One launch an incredible success, and says that the console’s sales will easily beat the launch of Xbox 360. The firm created a pop-up GAME store at Trocadero for the launch of the console, with 26 year-old Charlie Pulbrook from Kent …

You know those pesky Channel 4 ads? They just got a lot more interesting. Sony has partnered with the UK broadcaster to air a series of PS4-influenced graphics in place of Channel 4’s iconic TV spots. The ads begin from November 28th and were produced in-game through a number of …

It’s a moment fans have been waiting for for years, it’s dominated the media, the radio, the TV, press and the High Street all week. No, not Xbox One, but Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary. And now The Doctor has materialised on Google’s homepage in video game-form. The latest brilliant take-over …

Xbox One will sell out and there will be difficulty getting stock, admits Xbox VP Phil Harrison. But, he added, the firm is doing everything it can to accelerate stock replenishment. The Microsoft exec told MCV what comes next for the Xbox business now it has launched its new games …

Athetics association claims breach of contract, seeks to halt settlement

GameStop has announced its allocation of PS4 consoles has run dry, and still some 2.3m customers are waiting for new stock to arrive. Game Informer reports the retailer revealed the figure during an earnings call yesterday, following the release of its Q3 financial report. The firm also stated that it …