The DualShock 4 brings a lot of new features to the PlayStation party, but one bit of functionality has been lost on the way. VentureBeat reports that the DualShock 3’s face buttons were analogue. This meant they were pressure sensitive, so as well as telling the PS3 if they were …
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Alan Boswell Group announced as sponsors at MCV/DEVELOP Awards
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Games Growth Summit, the games industry’s essential commercial conference, takes place in 3 we…
[Industry news] Manchester Games Network launches
Manchester Games Network, a new business organisation, launches today to strengthen Greater Manchest…
Keywords Studios announced as sponsors of the Major Publisher of the Year Award at MCV/DEVELOP Awards
Keywords Studios has been announced as the sponsor of the Major Publisher of the Year Award at the M…
MCV/DEVELOP Awards Finalists announced
MCV/DEVELOP has announced the category finalists for the MCV/DEVELOP Awards 2026. The MCV/DEVELOP Aw…
Injustice: Gods Among Us joins PS3-PS4 upgrade scheme
Warner Bros’ Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition has joined Sony’s next-gen trade-up scheme. Eurogamer reports that those who buy the PS3 version of the game will in the box find a code that, come the game’s PS4 release, will entitle them to buy the next-gen digital version for a …
Read More »Fishlabs lays off 25 staff
Programming, marketing and art staff affected as company battles financial difficulties
Read More »UK retail’s back-up plan as postal strike threatens Call of Duty launch
The UK’s biggest online games retailers will make sure customers receive Call of Duty: Ghosts on launch day, despite a proposed postal strike. The Royal Mail strike is scheduled for November 4th, the day before the launch of Ghosts on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Wii U. But retail giants …
Read More »DeNa West names Shintaro Asako as new CEO
Former chief exec Clive Downie resigns
Read More »PS4 will allow users to use real names online at launch
Gamers will, should they chose to, be allowed to use their real names when gaming online with PS4 at launch. Sony confirmed the news to Kotaku, giving its machine another leg up over its high-profile rival Xbox One which will offer the same functionality but not until an unspecified later …
Read More ȣ450 R9 290X arrives, gives GTX 780 and Titan cause for concern
The veil has finally been lifted on AMD’s Radeon R9 290X graphics card. It carries a price of around 450 in the UK. The cheapest MCV has seen so far is either the HIS Boost or Gigabyte variants, which can be had for around 440. On the other end of …
Read More »Video Game Bar Association’s Patrick Sweeney joins Digital Capital
Game equity investment firm picks up veteran games attorney as chief legal officer
Read More »Mikami: Xbox One and PS4 specs are ‘almost identical’
The creator of the Resident Evil series has downplayed the PS4’s supposed power advantage over Xbox One. TheSixthAxis reports that Shinji Mikami told Edge that there’s no real difference between them”, adding: We only need one console. Why do I have to make two versions of a game? And when …
Read More »7 Days to Die dead on Steam after DCMA takedown
Tripwire says petition filed after repeated attempts to have a model lifted from Killing Floor removed
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