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French publisher Ubisoft has joined forces with the biggest game company in the world to launch a new game designed specifically for China. Might & Magic Heroes: Era of Chaos is a mobile game that will be published by Tencent in the region this June. It is being developed by …

Astrologers believe a Scorpio’s strength is resourcefulness. Despite being ruled by desire, they can control those urges until they can act on them. This is obviously a load of old codswallop, but it certainly chimes with Microsoft’s new console, which is both strong and resourceful, and Microsoft’s teasing launch strategy …

The rumours were true – Call of Duty will be returning to the past for the series’ next instalment. Activision has confirmed that this year’s CoD will go by the name of Call of Duty: WWII. It is being developed by Sledgehammer Games. Last year’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare …

Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands is No.1 again this week in a fairly quiet few days for the UK Top 10. That means the Tom Clancy game has now enjoyed two two-week jaunts at the top of the charts. The long legs of Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V continue to impress, …

eSports Pro hires new editor, Premier appoints two senior account directors, Charlotte Nangle joins Curve Digital and Future appoints three new editors. eSports Pro appoints Tucker as editor Jake Tucker has joined MCV’s sister title eSports Pro as editor. Previously he was a contributor on Develop, but he’s also written for a …

A small all-women’s college located in the American Midwest has made waves after offering up a varsity esports program. This makes Stephen’s College, in Missouri, the first women’s college to offer up a competitive gaming scholarship.  Stephen’s College is planning to form an Overwatch team for the Fall season of …

Australian snooker player and former world champion Neil Robertson has claimed that he is recovering from video game addiction. Speaking to Eurosport, Robertson said that he’s been forced to go cold turkey after investing too much time in titles such as World of Warcraft, League of Legends and FIFA. I …

This week marks a brand new beginning for MCV, as we deliver the first issue of a redesigned, resized and features-packed magazine, now coming to you every two weeks. In this first issue, we focus on platforms. With Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all innovating in hardware like never before, we …

NPD’s March data has revealed that Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon: Wildlands was the best-selling US game in March. The shooter enjoyed the best launch ever for a Ghost Recon title and the second best ever Tom Clancy launch, falling short only of The Division. In second place was Nintendo’s The Legend …

Ready At Dawn is to partner with the UK-based game server hosting specialist Multiplay to host its new physics-based arena brawler, Deformers, which releases today. Multiplay previously hosted Respawn’s Titanfall 2 and Tripwire Interactive’s Killing Floor 2 last year. Using its own hybrid cloud orchestration service, Multiplay’s technology allows Ready …