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Every day this week will we be releasing part of our interview with Fantic’s Chief Gaming Officer and Counter-Strike legend Patrik “cArn” Sättermon, first up are his thoughts on the new Fnatic store located in central London. Fnatic is known as one of the largest eSports organisations in the world. …
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Xbox’s Eagle on the company’s 2016, Xbox One S and Scorpio
It’s been a difficult few years for Microsoft on the games side of things. Though Xbox One sales have certainly not been shabby, the console has failed to top the massively successful PlayStation 4. All of that changed this year. The firm claimed the hardware top spots in the UK …
Read More »GAME announces charity partnership with SpecialEffect
High Street retailer GAME is teaming up with games industry charity SpecialEffect in the UK. GAME announced that its UK stores will be partnering with the organisation following a company-wide survey of its staff to see which charity they wanted to support. As a part of this, GAME will be …
Read More »Nintendo Classic Mini: NES demand was "greater than we anticipated," says Fils-Aime
Demand for Nintendo’s Classic Mini: NES was greater than we anticipated,” Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime has admitted. Speaking with CNET, Fils-Aime said that Nintendo was aware of the console shortages and that the company was doing everything it could to help ease consumer demand. "Every day there’s more …
Read More »Xbox: It’s been a challenging year for UK games market
Platform holder Xbox has said that 2016 has been a mixed year for the games market. UK marketing boss Harvey Eagle said that the performance of this year’s releases has varied wildly. A number of titles, including Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Titanfall 2, Watch Dogs 2 and Dishonored 2 …
Read More »Capcom targets 4m Day One sales for Resident Evil 7
Publisher Capcom has said that Resident Evil 7 will be its biggest launch on the current generation of hardware. Speaking to MCV, EMEA marketing director Antoine Molant said that the firm’s ambition is to sell 4m units in its first day on shelves worldwide. The exec cites strong pre-orders for …
Read More »MCV Insider’s Guide: Bespoke Arcades
Co-founder and managing director Ben Georget talks about Bespoke Arcades’ recent launches and the impact of the retro gaming trend on the firm’s business. Tell us about your company for those who are unfamiliar with your work. Bespoke Arcades has proudly been making hand-crafted, fully-custom arcade machines for the last …
Read More »Rebellion’s big plans for Sniper Elite 4
Sniping games are one of those peculiar genres that are almost always praised by their players but mauled by the critics. And the Sniper Elite franchise is no exception to the rule. Critics may not have always backed the series, but it has built a massive community eagerly waiting each …
Read More »Sega and PQube talk retro gaming, Nintendo Classic Mini and Sega Classic Mega Drive
To say that retro is a growing trend in the games industry would be an understatement. Since the launch of Nintendo’s NES Classic Mini on November 11th particularly, gaming websites have been filled with features about retro gaming, with headlines ranging from where to find a NES Classic Mini – …
Read More »PS4 hits 50 million sales worldwide
Sony’s PS4 hit another sales milestone today, with the company announcing it’s sold more than 50 million units worldwide. This includes sales of the PS4 Pro, a more powerful version of Sony’s home console that supports ultra high resolution gaming, which launched last month. The news comes after a stellar …
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