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A release date for the long-awaited Black Mesa Source has finally been confirmed. It will be made available to download on September 14th. The fan-made remake of 1998 classic Half-Life is a frame-by-frame reconditioning” that uses Valve’s more modern Source engine to give the game a visual lift. The release …

NCsoft has claimed a surprising victory in the UK charts with new MMO release Guild Wars 2 debuting at top spot. It’s the second largest launch ever in the UK for a non-World of Warcraft MMO, bettered only by EA’s Star Wars: The Old Republic. It’s also the first PC …

Square Enix has announced a third title in the Final Fantasy XIII continuum. FF XIII: Lightning Returns is due out in 2013 on Xbox 360 and PS3 and acts as a standalone title rather than a sequel to FF XIII sequel FF XIII-2. It will also be the closing chapter …

Konami has revealed the next instalment in its popular stealth series – Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. And furthermore, despite the amazing debut video – which can be seen below – the publisher insists that the game is bound for current-gen consoles. It’s also a multiplatform release, meaning that for …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, major execs from Zynga, Cave and OnLive move on to other ventures and we look at the best job opportunities. KEY EXECS EXIT AMBITIOUS GAMES FIRMS It’s been a week of departures as leading players at notable games …

Prime Series hardware targets large-volume capture users

We give you a run down of the region's top developers

Publisher also plans to release streaming tech on connected TVs later this year

The Creative Assembly's Al Bickham discusses the risks of revealing too much about your game too early

Namco Bandai has teamed up with well-known artists to produce some pretty pictures for its ‘We are Tekken’ campaign. You can view the art (which is all Tekken-related) at a special exhibition in London, which takes place on September 13th to 15th. But before that, MCV has teamed up with …