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You only have a little over 24 hours to tell us who you think the brightest young stars of the UK games industry are. Every year, MCV’s 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations much be sent …
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BioShock Infinite: Ultimate Songbird Edition announced
We still don’t have a release date for Bioshock Infinite, not even a hint of it, but developer Irrational Games today announced the game’s Ultimate Songbird Edition. The highlight of this edition, which according to Irrational’s Ken Levine will be in limited supply, is a 9.5-inch Songbird statue that was …
Read More »Read the Wii U Trade Guide in this week’s MCV
This week’s MCV isnow available to download – and it features eight pages on Nintendo’s Wii U. Also in this edition is an exclusive chat with Ubisoft’s Mark Slaughter, plus the full September sales charts. We’ve listed the contents in full below. Download our app now,which includes access to the …
Read More »Black Ops Vita dev Nihilistic Software quits console market
The studio currently working on PlayStation Vita release Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified is to abandon the console gaming sector. It’s also undergoing a rebranding, adopting the new name nStigate Games. It will in future be focusing on digital and mobile titles. It claims that no jobs will be …
Read More »INTERVIEW: The new ‘Station masters
The momentum appears to be behind PlayStation 3. Strong showings at E3, Gamescom and Tokyo Games Show, coupled with a promising line-up and a new look console, has seen confidence in the business grow over the past six months. That’s true in the UK, too. A recent uptick in hardware …
Read More »Microsoft details Surface pricing
Microsoft has revealed pricing for Surface ahead of the tablet's release later this month
Read More »Big three throw weight behind Gadget Show Live Christmas
Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony will exhibit at Gadget Show Live Christmas with their largest ever public showing since 2004. Each of the platform-holders have committed to large-scale stands at the event next month, with plans to build their biggest presence for a consumer event since the era of ECTS. Xbox, …
Read More »Project Eternity most funded game on Kickstarter
Obsidian beats out Double Fine's adventure title for crowdfunding record
Read More »GameStop says Black Ops II on track to be "biggest game launch of all time"
Global games retail giant GameStop is predicting big things for the next Call of Duty. The firm says that Black Ops II is the most pre-ordered in its history – and that this means the franchise could once again break records at release in November. CoD: Black Ops II is …
Read More »Microsoft rules out Xbox 360 UK price cut; Nintendo has "nothing to announce"
The Xbox 360 will not be receiving a price cut in the UK this Christmas, Microsoft has told MCV. It emerged this morning that $50 has been slashed off the price of both the 4GB and 250GB versions of the console in North America. And shortly after that we learnt …
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