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The next generation of PC graphics cards have at last been announced by AMD. Two series have been confirmed – R9 and R7. The R9 cards are AMD’s enthusiast offerings and will compete directly with Nvidia’s 700 series GPUs. The R7’s, meanwhile, are AMD’s value range. Five cards were announced …

Trade bodies say members fully committed to legal obligations, but Jo Twist warns against inadvertently isolating UK consumers

T-Mobile US is to withdraw BlackBerry smartphones from sale in its stores, following a lack of demand. The telco, which is the fourth largest wireless service provider in America, says that it will instead ship the phones directly to customers. Keep stock in the retail distribution system was inefficient,” T-Mobile …

Develop examines the truth about photorealism in the next generation

Yep, it’s that time of year again. MCV’s annual 30 Under 30 is one of our most popular features. It highlights the achievements and hard work of the younger execs working in the UK games industry. The 2013 edition will be published in our October 25th issue of the magazine, …

It may be a little behind the times, but the Office of Fair Trading has issued a reports warning smartphone developers about their in-app-payment strategies. A new sector-wide principles paper published for consultation today by the OFT has highlighted a number of areas of concern regarding the sector, chief of …

While Britons patiently wait until tonight’s midnight launches for EA Sports’ hotly anticipated blockbuster, some Europeans have already got their hands on it. Sources have told MCV that FIFA 14 has been available in Slovenia since Monday – despite having a street date of September 27th. We have even been …

Report outlines tough new guidelines to prevent aggressive use of IAPs against children

It appears that the PES series takes the battle to FIFA on more fronts than simply on the pitch. Konami’s title has, over the last two years at least, attempted to topple its rival with lower prices – with last year’s PES 2013 offering larger discounts than the previous year. …

Warner Bros’ Olivier Wolff talks exclusively to MCV about Batman, profitibility and becoming a games industry super-power in the latest edition of MCV. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, Rockstar and retail reveals its 100m haul, Wii U begins its marketing fight-back and we ask: Who …