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No, you’re not seeing things. Those are the PlayStation symbols on a skyscraper. The PlayStation 4 launch is just two weeks away, but its not just the console itself that’s been keeping the guys at Sony busy. London’s OXO Tower has been conquered by the Sony UK team, which took …

PlayStation UK has debuted its first UK TV ad for PlayStation 4. Going with the ‘For the Players’ tagline, the ad features the world of games mix with real life, and features Watch Dogs, DriveClub, Knack and Killzone, amongst others. It forms a central part in the firm’s biggest ever …

Not strictly industry news but enjoyable all the same. The next episode of South Park looks set to be one of the greatest of all time. The creators of the satirical US cartoon, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, love their video games. We’ve already see barnstorming episodes based around World …

We all know Grand Theft Auto V was bigger than anything ever. Made more money than any entertainment property, and sold 2m units in the UK alone in just a week. But sometimes we must acknowledge that numbers and statements like that are hard to truly understand. What does ‘biggest …

Reports of PS4s with faulty HDMI output ports are isolated incidents”, Sony has claimed. IGN reports that a handful of early PS4 owners scattered across the internet – including systems received by both IGN itself and Kotaku – seemed to have a fault with their HDMI port that prevented the …

Xbox marketing boss Harvey Eagle has asked UK stores to be ‘patient’ over Xbox One supply shortages. Various indie stores have contacted MCV over a lack of Xbox One stock for launch. Microsoft acknowledges there are shortages, but says it hopes to get to a free supply situation at some …

Microsoft says Xbox One has overcome its difficult start and is now braced for the biggest launch in its history. The new console was embroiled in a consumer backlash during May and June over controversial business policies. As a result, the platform holder was forced to abandon some of its …

A new report states that PS4 is narrowly ahead of Xbox One as the new consoles hit shelves. Research firm Populus has surveyed 1,500 people adults for its survey, and reveals that 10 per cent of UK adults plan to buy an Xbox One versus 13 per cent for PS4. …

It’s the Xbox One launch issue of MCV, which details everything you need to know about Microsoft’s next console ahead of its launch on November 22nd. We talk strategy with UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle and learn of the long journey behind the machine that would eventually become the Xbox …

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