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Greg Davies returns as the host of next year’s MCV Awards, which take place on April 18th, 2013. Greg is a giant of comedy (seriously – he’s 6ft 8in tall), and if you’ve not seen his stand-up you have no doubt seen him in The Inbetweeners or on shows like …

Want to win an MCV Award? Well, the first thing you have to do is put yourself forward for one. Lobbying for the MCV Awards is now open. On November 23rd the full criteria for each award will be published in MCV and available online at www.mcvuk.com and at www.mcvawards.com. …

450 Blockbuster stores will open their doors at midnight next week for the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. It’s the biggest ever operation of this kind for the retailer. Call Of Duty: Black Ops II is the most anticipated game of the year and pre-orders are rising …

If you believe the boss of developer Crytek, then games consoles are facing a crisis. The firm’s CEO Cevat Yerli says that its three upcoming console titles – Homefront 2, Crysis 3 and Ryse – will be its last 50 products. After then it’ll focus all its efforts on creating …

New security measures enabled Football Manager dev to stop illegal file sharing for two weeks

Call of Duty: Black Ops II is out next week. Anyway, Medal of Honor: Warfighter is in the news. Coincidentally, we’re sure. The Associated Press reports that seven members of the secretive” Navy SEAL Team 6 – one of whom was involved in the mission to capture and kill Osama …

Court orders the recall of unsold Too Human and X-Men: Destiny copies after losing its lawsuit with Epic Games

Football Manager 2013 had more staff than ever working on it… because last year’s version was piracy free for two weeks. Football Manager 2012 sold better during its opening week because new security measures meant it took hackers a little longer to crack the game. Developer Sports Interactive and publisher …

FormerDroid's Fee Stewart reveals how a dev event sparked the creation of a BAFTA-nominated game

Sony’s PS3 has reportedly received a certification of quality from a Chinese safety standards body, leading to speculation that the world’s most populace country could be about to lift its ban on home consoles. The super-state banned such hardware in 2000 amidst concerns about their potential effect on the country’s …