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Tech Data will be showcasing the latest VR gaming hardware as an Expo partner at PCR Boot Camp North 2016, whichtakes place at the Renaissance Hotel in central Manchester on Wednesday, November 16th. The event will examine and celebrate the trends, opportunities and challenges facing the UK IT channel in …
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Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition: five million copies and growing
The 2017 version of the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition just launched, right on time for Christmas. Editor Stephen Daultrey tells MCV why retailers should consider having the book on their shelves. It’s the 10th anniversary of the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition this year. How have you been able …
Read More »£280 Mass Effect Andromeda Collector’s Edition includes RC Nomad
The top-end Mass Effect Andromeda SKU will include a remote control version of the game’s Mako-like Nomad explorer. The Collector’s Edition will retail for 279.99 in the UK and is exclusive to GAME. The RC Nomad is controlled via a smartphone app. It boasts an in-built camera, six-wheel drive with …
Read More »Updated: Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare sales nearly 50% down on Black Ops III
This year’s Call of Duty has failed to hit the heights of its predecessor in its first week in the UK. GfK Chart-Track numbers show that week one sales of COD: Infinite Warfare are down 48.4 per cent compared to 2015’s Black Ops III. Even taking into account the lack …
Read More »How G2A plans to win over the industry
Despite what CEO Bartosz Skwarczek tells MCV when we sit down for our interview, the last twelve months have not been overly positive for codes marketplace G2A. In October 2015, League of Legends maker Riot asked teams sponsored by the retailer to remove its branding from their shirts and merchandise. …
Read More »39 games will be PS4 Pro ready at launch
PS4 Pro is released next week (November 10th), and Sony has confirmed the complete lineup of titles that will be ready to make use of the extra processing power from the off. The selection includes the likes of Skyrim: Special Edition, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Mafia III, …
Read More »Opinion: A bigger pie, not just a bigger share
As the battle between this year’s big shooters shifts into its final phase, we can be certain it’ll be one war or another dominating the charts this Christmas – no change there. It’s not surprising then that the industry is still painted in terms of a battle between deadly rivals. …
Read More »PSN and Xbox Live botnet threats, G2A and LawBreakers headline this week’s MCV
This week, we talk to security experts, who reveal that Xbox Live and PSN will be high on the list of potential targets for the new generation of botnet attacks. Elsewhere, uChannel Management’s director discusses how YouTube is changing the games media landscape and ESL UK co-director James Dean explains …
Read More »New Mirai botnet could make PSN and Xbox Live "sitting ducks" at Christmas
Security experts say that gaming networks, such as Xbox Live and PSN, will be high on the list of potential targets for the new generation of botnet attacks. That could spell disaster for the industry during one of its key gaming seasons, again. Igal Zeifman, security evangelist at Imperva said: …
Read More »Red Dead Redemption 2 reveal reception beat Take-Two’s already high expectations
The reaction to Red Dead Redemption 2’s announcement surprised even publisher Take-Two. Speaking to MCV ahead of the company’s financial report, CEO Strauss Zelnick said that the number of views the title’s initial trailer received were higher than the firm’s own high expectations. The game was teased via a logo …
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