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UK games stores are facing one of the most congested spring release slates in history. May in particular is rammed with six major titles arriving within four weeks: Battleborn, Uncharted 4, Doom, Homefront: The Revolution, Overwatch and Mirror’s Edge Catalyst will all be fighting for gamer attention. We will be …
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Microsoft: Retail Xbox Ones doubling as dev kits ‘still a good idea’, but no update yet
‘We don't want the price of the hardware to be a barrier,’ reaffirms Xbox chief Phil Spencer
Read More »Retail listing says Battlefield 5 is a World War 1 shooter
A listing for the as-of-yet unannounced Battlefield 5 has turned up online, complete with a very surprising detail. PCGamesN reports that an entry for Battlefield 5 has cropped up on the site of German retailer World of Games. As well as naming PS4, Xbox One and PC as the formats, …
Read More »Retail release confirmed for Tales from the Borderlands
UPDATE: 2K has told MCV that in the UKthe physical game is not coming to PS3, Xbox 360 or PC, and that the PS4 and Xbox One versions are exclusive to GAME. ORIGINAL STORY: Telltale Games has pencilled in a boxed release for former digital-only title Tales from the Borderlands. …
Read More »Is GameStop’s publishing move the future of the retailer, or just an interesting side-project?
On the surface, Song of the Deep doesn’t come across as anything particularly remarkable. The 2D underwater action adventure is pretty, and bound to delight a certain type of gamer. But ultimately it looks like most other 2D indie games that are on the market at the moment. Yet there …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 Finalist Profiles: Specialist Retailer
As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Specialist Retailer category GAME More than 50 per cent of GAME’s UK store managers have worked at the company for over five years and more 97 …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 Finalist Profiles: Mainstream Retailer
As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Mainstream Retailer category Amazon Big news for Amazon came late last year when SCE UK boss Fergal Gara quit the format holder to take up the …
Read More »MCV Awards 2016 Finalist Profiles: Independent Retailer
As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the Independent Retailer category Base.com Base.com revamped its website in 2015 and ended the year with sales growth of nearly 30 per cent year-on-year. Games Centre Games …
Read More »Sega 3D Classics coming to retail, includes four new titles
Nine retro Sega titles are being bundled for a retail release on 3DS. Five of the titles in the Sega 3D Classics Collection have previously been made available digitally on the platform – Sonic the Hedgehog, Altered Beast, Galaxy Force II, Thunderblade and Fantasy Zone II W. Also included are …
Read More »Retail dismayed by £500 Oculus Rift
The Oculus Rift is too expensive and lacking in must-have games, UK stores have warned. But VR is an exciting new area for the global games market and, in time, Oculus Rift could still emerge as the market leader. MCV contacted leading games stores following the news that the first …
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