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Cloud gaming has taken a significant step into the present thanks to a new initiative from Japanese publisher Square Enix. Its new portal, Core Online, allows gamers to play some its titles for free in proper HD through their web browser. It has launched with playable versions of Hitman: Blood …

Playing with Modern Warfare 2’s night vision goggles in the MCV basement was the best of times. So please forgive us if we become giddy with excitement with the news that having skipped a Prestige release for Modern Warfare 3, Activision is back at it again with Black Ops II. …

One good thing about post-release DLC is that it gives you a great excuse to revisit some classic titles. And with the release of BioWare’s Leviathan DLC for Mass Effect 3, you’ve got an ideal reason to relive one of the greatest action RPGs ever released. The Mass Effect series …

Extreme sports brand Red Bull is to try its hand at video games publishing… again. The company has announced a co-publishing agreement with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Kinect title ‘Red Bull Crashed Ice Kinect’, which is due for release some time this winter. As long ago as 2007 it was …

Program to provide free educational license, introductory e-learning module and potential internships

Activision has resurrected the fine tradition that is the Call of Duty Prestige Edition. For those not familiar with the SKUs, Prestige’s include both a premium price and a premium goodie. Previous years have offered night vision goggles (Modern Warfare 2) and a remote control car with video camera (Black …

Additional player support was a failure and a waste of money, says lead designer Cory Davis

The collapse of cloud gaming company OnLive is more than simply a tale of over-reaching ambition – it’s also the tale of one man losing his grip on his company. That’s according to a remarkable new report from US site Polygon, which MCV thoroughly recommends for anyone with an interest …

MMO garners just 200,000 sales

Spec Ops: The Line – a critical success and a commercial disappointment. It has a Metacritic score of 75 per cent, but that has to be considered in a wider context. Few titles have pushed the games press to think so hard, and few have dared to tackle a genre …