A lot of people got very exciting earlier when MCV reported that FIFA 14 on Xbox One is up for pre-order for 90 on Amazon. The same article also pointed out that Xbox One pre-orders are currently priced at 599. Now, in no way was this article saying that MCV …

I recently labelled a specific element of Xbox One a PR gaffe. Certainly, to not answer the biggest questions some have had about the new Xbox since the start of the year is a mistake. Reacting with silence – or rubbishing reports as ‘inaccurate and incomplete’, as Microsoft did to …

Some have labelled it as a dinosaur from a bygone era, but all signs point to a strong appetite for E3 from the core games industry this year. And with big announcements for both the PS4 and Xbox One anticipated, E3 2013 could be one of the most notable for …

These days it’s not the done thing for a journalist to praise a PR. But it would be remiss to ignore the departure of HMV’s head of PR Gennaro Castaldo, who bids farewell to the retailer this week after almost 30 years. Those who haven’t worked with Gennaro will have …

This latest MCV–which isnow available to view online– features an interview with two senior VPs at Activision on the future of Skylanders and its impending fight with Disney Infinity. We also reveal the top long-lasting indie games retailers, let retail have their say on Wii U, and discuss the impending …

There are two important conclusions to draw from the following news story. Take-Two chairman Strauss Zelnick told an audience at the Cowen and Company Technology, Media and Telecom Conference that his company hopes to benefit from Xbox One’s potential monetisation of pre-owned console games. "There’s no question that if Microsoft …

'If Microsoft has figured out a way to tax used games, then we should get paid too,' says Zelnick

As Indie Retail Month in association with Gem continues, we take a look at Rice Digital as part of focus on the UK’s top indie innovators. Rice Digital MD Geraint Evans tells MCV how the site is tackling a side of the market some still don’t know exists. How did …

Update: Reliance has pulled Borderwar Defence Patrol from all carriers and stores while it fixes its ‘lapse in the QA process’.The company has issued the following statement: ‘We acknowledge that there has been a lapse in the QA process and we have acted immediately on having this resolved. The game …

The next entry in our Indie Retail Month look at the UK’s top indie innovators is video game stall Retrobution. Dave James-Turvey tells MCV how he has created a portable version of his popular video games stall. How has the stall developed since arriving on the High Street?It opened on …