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Square sees positive response after refreshing its stricken MMO, and announces beta for the PS4 version

Over the decades, the global video games industry has seen some fierce rivalries. Sonic vs Mario. FIFA vs PES. Xbox vs PlayStation. But the fiercest and bitterest of all conflicts has to be the one between EA and Activision. The two super-powers of game publishing have been locked in battle …

This week’s issue of MCV features UKIE’s latest PC download data, along with a look back at the history of Call of Duty. The next-gen consoles will have some stiff competition as they launch later this month, as the PC became the fastest-selling platform in the UK throughout the first …

Dead Rising 3 will sell over 1.2 million copies on Xbox One, says Capcom. The publisher revealed the figures in its latest financial document, which also detailed the Japanese firm’s report for the first half of the financial year ending 31st March 2014. The expectations fall short of previous entries …

Messaging function 'actively misused'

Sales of Nintendo’s latest portable surged last week after retailers cut the price. 2DS was launched three weeks ago alongside Pokmon X and Y. The machine was on sale for around 110, but last week major retailers including Argos, Amazon and Tesco cut the machine to under 100 to coincide …

Google takes advantage of Apple’s refusal to offer a ‘true’ budget phone with its 4.4 update and new Nexus 5

Launch lineup 'stronger than predecessors', claims Sony

Pixie Software's Stephen Caruana sounds out the benefits of running an event for your studio

Nintendo has suspended its Swapnote service (aka Nintendo Letter Box) for the 3DS after discovering some consumers have been using the messaging app to exchange offensive” photographic material. The company explains on its website that some users, including minors, have been exchanging friend codes on the Internet and then using …