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The Wii U Basic model’s run at GameStop will reportedly come to an end later this month. According to Kotaku, the video game retailer has notified staff that existing Wii U Basic hardware units will be recalled” on Tuesday, June 18th. The 8GB white version of the console currently retails …

What happens at E3 and what happens afterwards are two completely different things. No, we’re not talking about your marital loyalties after a trip to the Saddle Ranch – it’s the announcements made during The Big Three’s press conferences, plus the news that emerges from the show floor, that can …

Francois Pelland to oversee work on 'ambitious' triple-A projects

We celebrated the new, now it’s time to highlight the stores that have been through it all – and survived. In the final entry of MCV’s Indie Retail Month in association with Gem, the spotlight is on five of the UK’s most established independents. Our first indie in the category …

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Top-down shooter coming to Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8

Strategy game generates $740,000 in five days.

Given how long gamers were waiting for Gran Turismo 5, many will have no doubt been suprised to learn that a sixth entry is due on shelves by the end of the year. Sony made the surprise announcement during a special event at the UK’s famous Silverstone Circuit earlier this …

Konami’s latest football release won’t be released on next-gen consoles this time around. PES 2014 was announced just minutes ago but the publisher’s European PES community manager Adam Bhatti has already taken to Twitter to confirm that the game will definitely be Xbox 360, PS3 and PSP only this year. …

Event to take place at Insomnia 49 event in Telford