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EA will now release games in the UK on Thursdays

Consoles games form publisher EA will from this point on be released on Thursdays in the UK. Friday has been the established release date for video games in the UK since the dawn of the industry, with exceptions typically only happening to either coincide with a global Tuesday release or …

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Mighty No. 9 officially pushed back to 2016

Mega Man spiritual successor Mighty No. 9 has suffered another delay due to its currently bug-plagued state. MCVreported last month that retailers had pushed the game’s release to Q1 2016, and developer Comcept has nowconfirmedthe delay with backers. According to the studio, the reason for the delay is due to …

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Revolution Software: If it wasn’t for Apple, we would be dead by now

Broken Sword developer Revolution is celebrating its 25th birthday at Gamescom, but it almost didn’t make it this far. Founder and industry luminary Charles Cecil says that working with publishers and retailers forced the firm to borrow money to survive, and that it was Apple’s decision to enter the games …

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International Factfile 2015: Greece

It’s no secret that Greece has struggled financially in recent years but, despite the tough market, the country’s local games industry is managing to achieve growth. Research outlet PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) believes that in the five years between 2013 and 2018, Greece’s video games market will experience a compound average growth …

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LEGO Marvel Avengers won’t arrive until 2016

Warner Bros has finally confirmed a release date for LEGO Marvel Avengers. It won’t be here this side of Christmas, however – the game is now set to hit retail on January 29th 2016. No official reason has been given for the pushing back of the game, although the late …

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Xiaomi recaptures Chinese smartphone leadership from Apple

Apple’s newfound dominance of the Chinese smartphone market may already be a thing of the past. Recent successes in the region have helped Apple to some record results, with the larger iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus proving a big hit in the highly lucrative Asian market. However, analyst Canalys …

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Around the world with Ubisoft

Darren Bowen, UK sales director at Ubisoft, takes MCV on a globetrotting trip through its MCV Award-winning export team’s operations UK The UK, as always, is one of the first and strongest markets in new-generation gaming. There is a strong desire to own the newest technology within the UK but …

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Toy Soldiers: War Chest arrives next week

Ubisoft has announced Signal Studios’ Toy Soldiers: War Chest will launch next week for PC and consoles. War Chest will land August 11th on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Windows PC for $14.99. The standard edition will be offered exclusively through digital channels, and four premium downloadable armies will be …

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