American custom PC manufacturer Origin PC has announced that it is to cease offering AMD graphics cards in its machines. Engadget reports that the retail says the decision is due to negative customer experiences” relating to the performance and stability of the components. This decision was based on a combination …

Rights holder SNK has terminated its licensing agreement with the manufacturer of the Neo Geo X. The machine, which was made available by Blaze in the UK, includes a handheld that plays emulated versions of a host of Neo Geo games, a dock (fashioned on the original Neo Geo console) …

Technical leads Adam Fowler and Phil Hooker take us through the technology powering GTA V

In MCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Electronic Arts reorganises its executive team and we take a look at the best positions available. EA shifts executive structure EA Games Label executive vice president Patrick Soderlund will take on an expanded role filling Wilson’s former …

AMD’s upcoming high-end Radeon R9 290X graphics card looks like it will cost more than initially expected. Upon its reveal last month it was being reported that the card would retail for $599 – or around the same price as Nvidia’s GTX 780. However, TechSpot reports that the first prices …

The Wii U state of emergency was declared a long time ago. A poor launch was followed by almost nine months of silence – no blockbuster titles, no huge marketing push. Pikmin 3 in July inspired a flicker of activity, but that was about it. Asda and Morrisons dropped the …

Independent retailer Green Man Gaming has been named as headline sponsor at this year’s Golden Joystick Awards. This year’s event – which is the 31st, incidentally, and will hand out 15 awards – takes place on October 25th at London’s Westminster Park Plaza. "It is a privilege for Green Man …

In the in the latest edition of MCV, Sega goes hands on with Steam’s new controlller. It is yet another issue rammed with news and features,retailers make lots of money in September, Nintendo discuss the Wii U fight-back and we interview Xbox indie boss Chris Charla. And that’s on top …

Jules Williams, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, discusses whether the next generation of consoles has what it takes to restore the games industry… It‘s no secret that the past few years have been tough for the industry. Physical games sales are down by 60 per cent since 2009, with …

Olivier Wolff talks a lot about relevance. And for good reason. Even when you’re an entertainment colossus as strong as Warner Bros, the games market’s often fickle shifts are hard to avoid. So when you ask him about Warner Games’ performance amidst a world of change, he’s bullish and to …