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The Australian arm of games retailer EB Games has issued an apology for a Grand Theft Auto V display in one of its stores that used sherbert as fake cocaine. "Regrettably, one of our EB Games store locations in Queensland set-up an unauthorised display within the store in support of …

NFL will not be the only sport to offer interactivity with Xbox One, Microsoft has said. And although it hasn’t name-dropped the Premier League, Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer has promised that international sports’ will certainly feature as part of the line-up. We believe sports is a very interesting category …

A new tech startup from SimCity creator Will Wright has named former EA boss John Riccitiello as one of its backers. The company, Syntertainment, will will focus on the intersection of entertainment and reality” employs a number of team members from one of Wright’s former projects, Stupid Fun Club. VentureBeat …

GTA V sales 'not impressive', but mobile companies like Supercell are 'outstandingly impressive', says 22Cans boss

EA’s Patrick Soderlund talks Call of Duty, not messing up Star Wars and love for PlayStation in the latest edition of MCV. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features, Sony in a bid to win more PS4 stock, we show the launch pictures of GTA V, and …

Microsoft has reclaimed its crown as the UK’s No.1 platform holder. Xbox has shared a number of statistics with MCV to remind us all who’s the boss in the current console cycle. It follows an impressive run from PS3. Sony’s console trended ahead of 360 during June and July, thanks …

The Entertainment Retailer’s Association has revealed the latest findings of its UK consumer survey, and it’s good news for PlayStation. The firm’s market research included over 2,060 respondents, and was presented as part of the firm’s AGM on Wednesday. It revealed that 10 per cent of adults say they are …

EA Games boss Patrick Soderlund has reignited the war of words over Battlefield versus Call of Duty. He told MCV that the commercial success of Battlefield 3 will have undoubtedly worried Activision, and that EA will not rest until its shooter IP is No.1 around the world. He made is …

The PlayStation UK team is in crucial talks to secure more PS4 consoles, after admitting it had underestimated how popular it would be. Sources close to the platform holder have told MCV that the current number of units expected in the UK is unlikely to satisfy demand. The machine could …

Game controller support comes to iPhone and iPad as Game Centre also gets redesign