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Ubisoft, which had ditched its notorious always-online DRM last year, has confirmed that it will not be going back to it. In an interview with PC gaming site Rock Paper Shotgun, Ubi’s worldwide director for online games Stephanie Perotti and corporate communications manager Michael Burk said that future Ubisoft PC …

A new image posted by Ubisoft on the official Call of Juarez Facebook page hints at the announcement of a new installment in the franchise. The image also mentions today’s date, so we could have an announcement today itself. While it’s not much to go by, the image does hint …

Overstrike, the first game announced by Resistance and Ratchet and Clank creator Insomniac Games since deciding to go multiplatform, is now called Fuse. Published by EA, the shooter was first revealed at E3 2011, but little had been revealed since then. Now, a new video has been released, showing a …

HUEBRIX, the third game from Mumbai-based Yellow Monkey Studios, is set for release today. The four-member team – Shailesh Prabhu (founder and game designer), Krishna Israney (game designer), Manu Thomas (game programmer) and Yorrick Mendes (game Programmer) – spoke to MCV about the new game, the journey so far, and …

Giant scientific charity's Gamify Your PhD project plucks project to fund for new initiative

Lara Croft is a permanent fixture at the MCV offices. Eidos had mocked up an image of her reading your favourite trade weekly to celebrate our first birthday (which was 1999). It still stands proud in our office today, reminding us of a time when the Britsoft pin-up was one …

This week, Disney Pixar’s Brave hit the cinemas and you can guarantee it is all over the mainstream media. Reviews will appear in tabloids, regional newspapers, lifestyle magazines, TV guides and so on. You can also guarantee the same won’t necessarily be true for the likes of Nintendo’s New Super …

Online material guides students from storyboarding to game design

One of the longest running and most influential UK studios closed its doors last month after 28 years and 168 games. Former employees share their memories with MCV… Steve HoodNow: Creative Director, CodemastersThen: Lead Designer (1997 – 2002) It’s testament to Psygnosis’ strength that it managed to survive so long.It …

Latest update aims to relieve need for porting mobile to PC