From the battle between GAME and CEX, to Evolve-maker Turtle Rock going it along without Valve, we’ve got it all covered in the latest MCV. We kick off the issue with a battle of the CEXes. The High Street’s two biggest games retailers are clashing head-to-head as GAME launches its …

Xbox VP of EMEA Chris Lewis has announced he will retire from the company, MCV can reveal. Lewis is a 25-year veteran of Microsoft, joining the firm in 1989, and has led the Xbox business since it started and held various sales and marketing roles. He officially leaves in the …

Valve working to improve discoverability on its digital store with user-created tags

First there was the Christmas Tinner. Now GAME is selling pants. The retailer is once again offering a limited edition item in one of its stores – pheromone fuelled his ‘n’ hers underwear for Valentine’s. There’s some token research, too. According to new research by GAME, this Valentine’s Day one …

A listing for an Xbox One Media Remote has now cropped up in the UK. The Xbox One Media Remote yesterday appeared on Amazon’s Canadian website, but has now appeared on the retailer’s UK arm priced at 19.99 and has a release date of April 4th. Control your Xbox One …

The two biggest video game retail chains are going to war on the High Street. GAME is taking on pre-owned giant CEX with GAMEtronics, which are new-style stores that specialise in buying and selling electronic items such as tablets, laptops, cameras as well as games. And the first two GAMEtronics …

Following a seemingly endless string of delays, Ubisoft has announced that South Park: The Stick of Truth has at last gone gold. The game is due out on March 4th–and with development actually finished, that date will hopefully hold up this time around. The title suffered its latest (and apparently …

The figure GAME may have to pay if it loses its court case with its landlords is 3m, not the ‘tens of millions’ as originally reported in the national press. The firm made the statement on record at a court hearing today in an effort to calm fears that this …

The PS4 has received its first price cut of note by one UK retailer. GameStop is currently offering a solo PS4 pack – including console and controller – for just 329.97. That’s 20 off the normal selling price. Last month Zavvi cut 20 off the price of the Xbox One, …

PC GAMING WEEK: Valve has been transforming the PC gaming marketplace. While the firm hasn’t been making – or at least releasing – third installments in its highly popular game franchises, it has been busy taking over PC retail with its Steam store. In October 2013 it was estimated that …