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Capcom has announced the discounted RRP handed to the upcoming HD re-releases of Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil: Code Veronica X. Both titles will cost either 1600 Microsoft Points on Xbox Live or a more simple 15.99 on the PlayStation Network. Resident Evil 4 will arrive on Xbox Live …

Some parts of the internet became very excited an hour ago when 505 Games put out a press release entitled Supremacy MMA takes the fight to the streets with PlayStation Vita this fall”. However, the publisher has now confirmed to MCV that this is not a premature date leak, saying …

In the middle of a summer slump, MCV hasn’t made pleasant reading. The weekly games retail market value is teetering worryingly close to an all time low. You’ve seen the headlines – after all, we’ve printed them; we are all doomed. But things aren’t over yet. Not by a long …

SPECIAL REPORT: Half of all UK software revenues this year will come from a top-tier of select games – releases that might just offset a six month decline in the sale boxed games. MCV – with expert input from our Retail Advisory Board – has put together a list of …

As you’re no doubt aware, yesterday marked one year to the day until the beginning of the London 2012 Olympics, and Sega has used to hype to announce a release date for one of its Olympic titles. The Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games …

The UK games trade has praised Nintendo’s decision to cut the 3DS price by around a third. Retailers are expected to be selling the machine for anything between 99 and 150 come August 12th. The move is a shot in the arm for the UK games sector, which has been …

Gamestop boss makes prediction ahead of Cloud Gaming USA keynote

Having confirmed an unexpected 3DS price cut earlier today, Nintendo has now detailed how it intends to reward those who paid out full price for the system just a few weeks ago. Every current 3DS owner will be entitled to ten free NES games and ten free Game Boy Advance …

Staff move onto Guillermo del Toro trilogy, due for release from 2013

Konami has announced that the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC versions of PES 2012 will be released in the UK and Europe on October 14th. Notably, that’s two weeks after EA’s FIFA 12 hits retail. Dates for other formats will be released in the coming weeks. This year’s gimmicks include …