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Microsoft will position a Kinect 2.0 based game as the centrepiece of its Next Xbox line-up, according to new reports. The Verge has word of four first-party launch titles for the new console – Crytek’s Ryse, a new Forza, a zombie title and a family game. Ryse was given a …

There are just two months to go until what is being tipped as one of the most important E3’s yet. The three-day, can’t-miss event is billed as where the video game industry unites to launch, showcase and experience the future of games. E3 brings together tens of thousands of highly-qualified …

Founder of pioneering telecommunications firm 'impressed' by social game maker

The next generation of PC graphics cards from Nvidia doesn’t look set to arrive until 2014. The current 600 series debuted over a year ago, with the only recent refreshes being the powerhouse GTX Titan and the recent 660 re-spec the GTX 660Ti Boost. A GTX Titan LE is expected …

Free-to-play game has garnered six million players since the beginning of January

It’s one thing taking to the internet to say how badly you want a game to be re-released. It’s another thing to altogether to then go and spend money on it. Capcom admitted recently that it might have come to the end of the road when it comes to re-releasing …

A new quiz show based on Zynga’s Draw Something IP is to be aired in the UK on Channel 4. The TV channel has signed Victory Television as the producer of the series, which is being made with input from IP holders Zynga. Sony Pictures has international distribution rights to …

Facebook, Google, Zynga, LinkedIn and others form political advocacy group

Just one week left till free-to-play conference kicks off

This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– contains the world’s first interview with Blockbuster UK’s new boss, Gary Warren. We also talk to the games industry about the future of HMV and celebrate 25 years of Mastertronic. The issue also features our new-look Retail Essentials section and our revamped …