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The launch of PlayStation 4 has had a big impact on Vita sales, Sony says. Sales of the handheld jumped 68 per cent after the PS4 launched, and rose 65 per cent the week after. The publisher kicked off a new Vita campaign, which promotes the connectivity functionality between Vita …
Read More »Read about the biggest events of 2013 in this week’s issue of MCV
In this week’sissue of MCV, we look back at what has been a dramatic and eventful twelve months. In our Review of the Year, MCV examines eight crucial moments – from the demise of THQ to the launch of the next-gen consoles – and what those meant for the industry. …
Read More »GAME secures extra Xbox One stock for Christmas
The High Street retailer has brought extra Xbox One stock to stores in time for Christmas. A spokesperson for GAME said the retailer worked ‘closely with Microsoft’ to ensure that thousands of consoles arrived in stores in the next few days. With many stores across the UK out of stock …
Read More »Watch Dogs was born from cancelled Driver-style game
So it turns out that the upcoming – and highly anticipated – hacking title Watch Dogs could have been an entry in the Driver series. Ubisoft was working on a driving title – potentially a new Driver game – but the publisher decided that it wanted to make a more …
Read More »Joystick Junkies opens new website
Merchandise brand Joystick Junkies has continued its expansion by opening a brand new website. Gaming fans can browse and buy goodies based on a number of different brands on computers and mobile devices. In addition to launch its new site, the firm has signed a partnership with Warner Bros to …
Read More »Free Xbox One guide from MCV available now
Since August, MCV has been chronicling the key features of Xbox One and its games. Now you can read a compilation in our ultimate Road to Xbox One guide. Click here to read it in your browser. It is also available as a digital edition on iPad. The Road to …
Read More »YouTube responds to Content ID problems
YouTube has responded to users angry about the company’s rather aggressive new copyright detection system. The internet firm hasn’t apologised, or changed its policies, however. Instead it has suggested users mute background music from games to stop a suspected violation of copyright and use background music from YouTube’s own audio …
Read More »Around the World with MCV: Your free international games guide
This year’s guide to the international games market is now available to download. MCV has published a comprehensive – and free – booklet that acts as a guide to a number of territories around the world. Around the World with MCV, in association with Click Entertainment, is a compilation of …
Read More »The highlights from today’s Nintendo Direct
The latest Nintendo Direct aired today and Mr Iwata was on hand to give fans the latest news on what the publisher has coming up for both 3DS and Wii U. Among the games announced was a new Zelda game for the Wii U – tentatively called Hyrule Warriors – …
Read More »Star Wars F2P shooter reporting in
Disney has announced its latest Star Wars game – a free-to-play space combat title by the name of Attack Squadrons. The title sees players duking it out in battles with up to 16 players. There are three modes of play: Free For All, Team Dogfight and Base Defense. Gamers can …
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