There’s a quote which goes something along the lines of ‘we learn about geology the morning after the earthquake’, and I must admit it does feel rather apt today. Since last October we have had to fight tooth and nail to keep Mastertronic alive. We’ve learned loads along the way …

Publisher's CEO discusses the company's deal with creditors and a tough year for the firm

The addictive mix of horticulture and horror in PopCap’s tower defence game has sprouted sequels, spin-offs and plenty of products. MCV gets green-fingered The Plants vs Zombies series sees players utilise a variety of weaponised florae to fight back the undead from entering their home and feasting on their brains. …

The founder and CEO of Crytek has admitted that the studio has ‘paid the price’ to downsize and cut costs. The Far Cry, Crysis and Homefront: The Revolution developer was hit by job losses and staff salary payment issues earlier this year, before selling the Homefront IP to publisher Deep …

Sony’s PlayStation 4 re-release of last year’s classic The Last of Us is top of the GfK Chart-Track Top 40. It holds the top spot with a 55 per cent decline in sales this week. Further down the charts Grand Theft Auto V shoots up to No.4 thanks to a …

Another video game series is set to receive the Monopoly treatment, as Assassin’s Creed Monopoly has been unveiled exclusively for Europe. The package will include six assassin pieces, historic locations from the franchise, Abstergo credits, and even has a hooded Uncle Pennybags getting in on the act. Those outside of …

Xbox has joined the ever-growing number of games companies that are selling digital games directly through High Street retailers. From August 15th, GAME will be selling Seasons Passes for the likes of Forza 5, Halo 4 and Gears of War Judgment, as well as individual digital games such as State …

Media company Future has announced its new executive management team. Nial Ferguson has been appointed as content and marketing director, having previously served at Future for six years. Prior to this he was managing director of Future UK. Media veteran Jeff Turner has joined the media firm as commercial director …

Sega and Sports Interactive have announced that Football Manager 2015 is headed to stores this November. The title will be released on PC, Mac and Linux. The game is also available to pre-order from today both physically and digitally. Those who are pre-ordering the title will have access to the …

Microsoft has permanently reduced the price on a quartet of Xbox One releases. Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Son of Rome, Forza Motorsport 5 and Kinect Sports Rivals have all received $10 price drops. The games—all previously retailing for $59.99—are now available for $49.99, effective as of today. Earlier this week, …