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E3 has closed its doors, but don’t panic – everything you need to know about this year’s video games extravaganza is right here on MCVuk.com. Throughout the past week our teams at home and on the show floor in Los Angeles – not to mention our international crews at MCVpacific.com, …
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E3 2012’s focus on gore and core dissected in the new MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it includes lots of post-game analysis of E3. We lead with a round-up that points out how the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year has seen publishers focus on showing offgames for the core gamer, with mature themes and action titles …
Read More »Gamescom next as E3 nears the end
There’s only one day left of E3, but fear not – the next big games show is only two months away. Gamescom will return to Cologne’s Koelnmesse on August 15th and runs until August 19th. And this time it will be even bigger – 140,000 square metres bigger to be …
Read More »Gioteck grows US presence with Solutions 2 Go deal
The UK games industry may be visiting America for E3 this week, but some firms are establishing a more permanent foothold over the pond. UK accessories vendor Gioteck has taken further steps to conquer America with a new distribution partnership. The firm has teamed up with US company Solutions 2 …
Read More »GameStop: Next-gen consoles WON’T block pre-owned
Industry insight or wishful thinking? Global games retail giant GameStop believes that the PS4 and Xbox 720 won’t incorporate pre-owned blocking technology. Since the turn of the year separate rumours have suggested that both the Next Xbox and the PS4 would utilise methods to either prevent gamers from playing games …
Read More »HOT TOPICS: Should we kill off pre-owned?
In the sixth of a series of features answering the biggest questions about the industry’s future, Christopher Dring explains why publishers must work with – not against – the trade-in market. Should we kill off pre-owned?NO The debate over used game sales has raged for years. On one side, developers …
Read More »NINTENDO: 3DS Mario trio dated
The next handheld aventures for gaming’s favourite plumber have been given new release dates. Nintendo revealed that New Super Mario Bros 2, a new 2D platformer for 3DS, will be released in the US on August 19th. It has previously been said to be due around the same time worldwide, …
Read More »E3 2012: Gaikai strikes Samsung Smart TV deal
Gaikai is to provide cloud gaming services to owners of Samsung’s internet connected Smart TVs. Samsung is currently the world’s largest manufacturer of digital TVs, giving Gaikai instant access to millions of consumers around the world. Owners of suitable devices will see the functionality arrive in the next few weeks. …
Read More »Download the MCV 104-page E3 special right now
The latest issue of MCV – our 104-page E3 extravaganza – is available to download right now. You can view it online or download it to your iPad. This edition also features trailers, which you won’t get in your print copy. What’s in this week’s issue? Well we have an …
Read More »SONY: New God of War lands March 12th, 2013
God of War Ascension will reach retail shelves on March 12th, 2013, Sony has announced. The latest game in the series was shown live on stage at E3 2012 during Sony’s pre-E3 press conference. The game is already confirmed to feature multiplayer. It was first announced back in April as …
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