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Microsoft's next-gen console will allow consumers to play used games, claims report

A new report now claims that the new Xbox WILL be able to play games when not connected to the internet. Instead, the often-reliable VGleaks claims the ‘always-on’ rumour stems from a second Xbox console that will be launched at the same time as the Durango-based machine. The site says …

Organisers are after leading industry practitioners to propose lectures and panels

Tech giants labelled â??obstreperous and cantankerousâ? for their patent disputes

Multiple sources say the Durango will be Microsoft's all-inclusive home entertainment platform

On 9th May this year, the industry will be gathering in Sydney for the MCV Pacific Awards, and you get to decide who’s worthy. To submit a company, game, brand or person for nomination in any of the below categories,email MCVwith the subject heading ‘Award Nomination’. Marketing Campaign of the …

The words look the same, but they are in a different order. Last year, we wrote about HMV meeting publishing top brass to beg them for support at a time when HMV’s relevance (and its bank balance) was in question. Now, games execs are having to remind HMV and its …

Leading UK publishers will meet HMV this week with one clear message: Don’t give up on games. The entertainment giant emerged from administration last week with 132 stores, plus nine Fopp outlets. 79 HMV shops closed in total – fewer than originally feared. But there’s still uncertainty around video games …

Gamers unserved by a quiet summer release schedule might find solace in raft of new digital games from Ubisoft. The firm is looking to take advantage of a barren period for boxed games with a clutch of download titles – including a swift follow up to Xmas hit Far Cry …

UK supermarket Asda has become one of the first non-specialists in the country to begin accepting PS4 pre-orders. Customers are asked to pay 20 to reserve their machine – a first for the chain which has never before taken deposit payments on gaming hardware. We believe that the demand for …