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Square Enix has announced the digital-only Thief: Master Thief Edition for PC in Europe. The SKU includes an official digital artbook, a digital comic and digital soundtrack. There’s some in-game content, too. The Booster Pack gives players access to an exclusive bundle of optional in-game consumables that can empower you” …

Corona SDK and microconsole partner to create more opportunities for developers

The madcap characters on the 2K Games UK PR Team have developed an obsession with beards. So enamoured have they become with the untamed facial shrubbery of WWE 2K14’s alternative cover star Daniel Bryan (pictured), they have created a competition for MCV readers dedicated to chin-warming fuzz. All you have …

Shanghai's free trade zone will open up games market to international companies

A DualShock controller is not needed to play the entirety of upcoming PS3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls. Players will be able to play the full game from start to finish using only their Apple or Android smartphone and the free Beyond Touch app. "It connects to the console via Wi-Fi, …

The developers of Ubisoft’s open-world title Watch Dogs have admitted that the game will not run at 60 frames per second on next-gen consoles. Creative director Jonathan Morin told VideoGamer that his studio is currently focussing on a steady 30fps” for both the Xbox One and PS4 versions of the …

The console video game market is about to get a hell of a lot bigger. The Chinese government is reportedly on the verge of lifting its 13-year ban on the sale of video games consoles by opening up the market in Shanghai’s new free trade zone, The Verge reports. A …

CEO Caroline Norbury on the organisation's plans for the industry and the importance of women in games

Success brings with it an inevitable problem – envy. And in these days of the internet and social media, this can manifest in a hostility that can at times be pretty unrelenting for the biggest companies in gaming. Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg understands this, but also argues that it’s …

Give your game the greenery it needs with this foliage tools that promises efficiency and quality