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Entertainment retailer HMV has confirmed that some of its stores will be opening their doors at midnight for Grand Theft Auto V. With the game arriving worldwide on September 17th, the events will be taking place on the evening of Monday September 16th. There’s not much information available at the …

Fils-Aime discusses how the firm is working on improving developer support

A campaign to get Steam to confirm whether or not a game includes subtitles in its listings has seemingly been a success. MCV reported in July that UK gamer Kristina Barber has began a petition for the addition of such information, saying at the time that I don’t think in …

Plans to drop new content in Asia puts platform's future in doubt

The PlayStation Vita was designed for a market where smartphones, tablets and freemium games were not the driving force. So when the machine arrived in both 279.99 and 229.99 versions on February 22nd 2012, it unsurprisingly struggled to make an impact on the market. And that, according to Sony’s UK …

Rockstar, Bungie, Ubisoft, Activision and Bethesda partner with Sony

Sony and Nintendo have vastly differing handheld visions, as is demonstrated by the contrasting approaches of Vita and 3DS. That’s the opinion of Nintendo marketing executive Scott Moffitt, who has told GameSpot that Nintendo is the one that has got it right. "Certainly, on the handheld side, we’re heading in …

Sony continues indie push with fast turnarounds and developer support

Microsoft has disproved any accusations of aloofness by reversing the controversial policy decisions that dogged its Xbox One announcement. That’s the opinion of Lionhead’s creative director Gary Carr, who seemingly agrees with sentiments previously expressed on MCV that responding to consumer feedback is fundamentally a good thing. "Talking about the …

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