E3 2017 is on our doorstep, so this week’s issue of MCV is all about the biggest gaming event of the year. With this issue also being distributed at E3, we asked UK show veterans to share their show tips – most said they will avoid the Saddle Ranch but …

I am Setsuna developer Tokyo RPG Factory has unveiled its next project. Entitled Lost Sphear, the title will be coming to PS4, Nintendo Switch and Steam in early 2018, with an exclusive physical edition available from the Square Enix Online Store for PS4 and Switch. Fans who pre-order the game …

Publisher Wired Productions has launched its own online store to support to launch of its upcoming titles, Victor Vran: Overkill Edition and The Town of Light. The store will mainly specialise in special collector’s editions, with the collector’s editons of both titles being some of the first products on sale. …

Nearly everyone who’s buying a new Oculus Rift headset is also purchasing its Touch motion controllers, Oculus has revealed. Speaking at a Digital Dragons presentation in Krakow last week, Oculus’ publishing and developer relations for third party content Paul Jastrzebski told developers that the recent price cuts on both the …

Square Enix and PlatinumGames’ Nier: Automata has now shipped over 1.5m units worldwide on PS4 and PC, the publisher has confirmed. Announced via Twitter this morning, the figure includes both physical and digital sales of the game, marking another 500,000 copies sold over the last two months since Square Enix’s …

After more than ten years on shop shelves, Sony has finally ceased production of the PlayStation 3, according to the official Japanese PlayStation website. As translated by Gematsu, shipments for the standard 500GB model have now officially ‘ended’. Sony previously hinted at the end of its production run back in …

GAME’s Belong gaming arenas are now available for private hire, the retailer has announced, with special packages available for birthdays, corporate parties as well as stag and hen do’s. As part of the package, groups will get a dedicated area inside the arena (which may vary, depending on the size …

Microsoft has confirmed its Xbox Game Pass program will launch this June. Revealed via a short video on Facebook, the service will launch worldwide on June 1st with a catalogue of over 100 titles. A retail offering is also expected to launch later this year, Microsoft has confirmed. Originally announced …

Online retailer Gameseek is to relaunch its website to create what CEO and managing director Stephen Staley calls "the best e-commerce game store on Earth." The new, responsive website will be built from the ground up in HTML 5, Staley told MCV, with new features being added over time. Chief …

The news of Red Dead Redemption 2’s delay until spring 2018 may have come as something of a disappointment this morning, but Take-Two’s fourth quarter and fiscal year 2017 results show the publisher couldn’t be in better shape to weather the storm. A huge growth in digital sales has been …