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The future of PC gaming revealed in the latest MCV

From the arrival of Steam Machines to the digital takeover, we detail everything you need to know about the market in MCV’s PC Gaming Special. We kick off the issue with an overview of the modern PC gaming scene as the sector’s leading players talk us through the need for …

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The Elder Scrolls Online priced for India

The first ever Elder Scrolls game to feature multiplayer – The Elder Scrolls Online – is set for release in India on PC and PS4. Bethesda’s Indian distributor E-xpress Interactive has announced that the PC version will retail at Rs 3,499, with the PS4 version priced Rs 4,799. The PC …

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GAME announces InFamous: Second Son lock-ins

Gamers will have the chance to try PS4 title InFamous: Second Son a month before release at certain GAME stores. The retailer has announced a run of InFamous lock-ins kicking off in Glasgow on February 23rd. A full set of dates can be found here. We’re really excited to be …

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The State of PC Gaming

PC GAMING WEEK:With allthe buzz around the new consoles, it is quite easy to forget about the PC gaming market. If you look at the Top 40, the platform is often under-represented thanks to the lack of inclusion of digital download data. And it certainly doesn’t garner the same mainstream …

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Opinion: PC games market is defining the future of this industry

PC GAMING WEEK: A few short years ago there were some people under the illusion that the PC games market was in perpetual decline. Aside from being proof – if any was needed – that the lack of digital data has seriously skewed our view of our own market, it …

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GAME to open pre-owned only stores

GAME will re-develop two of its stores so that primarily focuses on pre-owned products, namely electronics. And more stores could follow, MCV can reveal. The new outlets will go under a new name: Gametronics, and are refitted versions of pre-existing GAME stores. The retailer says it will primarily target cities …

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Hedge fund specialist takes 99% stake in GAME ahead of flotation

Elliott Advisors, a US hedge fund specialist, has amassed a 99 per cent stake in Game Retail. The Financial Times reports that the move comes ahead of GAME’s expected flotation and could land the company a significant windfall, although the paper adds that a final decision on whether or not …

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Amazon launches "the largest video games store in India"

Amazon.in has officially launched what it calls India’s largest video games store. As we’d reported earlier, the retailer had a soft launch of its games section in December that only included consoles and peripherals, but now also includes games across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and PC platforms. Also, the video games …

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Borderlands 2 is 2K’s best-ever selling game

No, BioShock is not the best selling game to come from the 2K stable. That honour falls to Borderlands 2, which as revealed by Take-Two in its financials last night has now sold over 8.5m copies meaning it has surpassed every title in the BioShock series and also beaten the …

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