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Consumers can now use their Xbox One gamepad with their Windows 7 and 8.1. Previously the Xbox Wireless Adapter – which connects an Xbox One controller to a PC – was to be limited to Windows 10. This announcement comes via Xbox’s Larry Hryb (aka Major Nelson), who revealed on …
Read More »GCHQ director launches Picross-style brain teaser
The director of the GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, has launched a Picross-style puzzle. In a post on the GCHQ’s website, the organisation says that completing this first puzzle will lead successful participants onto a series of increasingly difficult puzzle. MCV hasn’t the mental capacity to finish said puzzle, but the team …
Read More »All Oculus Rift pre-orders come with EVE: Valkyrie
Those who pre-order the Oculus Rift will get space shooter Eve: Valkyrie for free. All Rift pre-orders will be bundled with CCP’s space combat game. The title is debuting on Oculus Rift, before coming to PlayStation VR at a later point. Of course, that’s not all that will be coming …
Read More »Read the jam-packed final MCV of 2015 here
What did UK games retail really think of 2015? Which companies helped them out the most, and what was their game of the year? Find all this out and more in MCV’s Annual Retail Survey in which we spoke to over 130 UK games stores. We also round up the …
Read More »Over half of stores think VR is not going to take off in 2016
Virtual reality is finally being released, but over half of UK games stores think that it is not going to take off in 2016. 55 per cent of shop managers believe that the new tech is not going to be a hit in 2016, with many saying that they predict …
Read More »Street talk: MCV’s 2015 Annual Retail Survey
It’s time for MCV’s Annual Retail Survey – what was the biggest challenge facing UK games retail? Who was their favourite publisher? What game sold the best for them? This year we spoke to over 130 games stores from across the UK – both independent outlets and the big chains …
Read More »70% of UK stores think PS4 will rule next year
Nearly three quarters of UK games stores believe that PlayStation 4 will be the dominant platform in 2016. 70 per cent of store managers voted for Sony’s console as the hardware to rule the next tweleve months, citing its strong forthcoming line-up. This includes console exclusives like Uncharted 4: A …
Read More »Fallout 4 was retail’s Game of the Year
Bethesda’s Fallout 4 was UK games retail’s favourite release this year. The title was voted for by a whopping 62 per cent of stores, with managers citing the title’s initial strong sales, cult following and critical acclaim. That game was 52 per cent ahead of second place, the equally-anticipated and …
Read More »Microsoft crowned best UK publisher by games retail
For the second year running, Xbox has been voted the UK’s best publisher by retailers. In 2014, the firm was voted for by 26 per cent of stores, but this year this grew to 31 per cent of retailers asked. Store managers cited the platform holder’s strong first-party line-up, which …
Read More »Overwatch post-launch content to be free of charge
Blizzard says that heroes and maps coming to its team shooter Overwatch after the game is out will be entirely free. In a video on the Overwatch YouTube channel (below), game director Jeff Kaplan addressed questions from the title’s community, specifically how the developer would be approaching post-release content. Kaplan …
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