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Not a football fan? Were you out on Friday night? Either way, MCV is here to make sure you don’t miss out by bringing you the latest Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 trailer. As revealed by MCV last week, the video debuted on UK TV during the interval in …
Read More »Transformers: Fall of Cybertron confirmed
A successor to the popular Transformers: War for Cybertron has been announced. As revealed by US mag GameInformer, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has been built very much around fan feedback from the last title, with Activision saying that developer High Moon Studios has gone back to the drawing board” for …
Read More »First Batman: Arkham City review points to GOTY contender
The first UK review of the UK-made Batman: Arkham City arrives on the doormat of GamesMaster subscribers today. And Future’s multi-format mag has awarded the title a colossal 97 per cent. The score is in line with much of the secretive industry chatter surrounding the title at the moment, with …
Read More »Sony linked to Ericsson buyout
An online report suggests that Sony could be on the verge of an aggressive move into the mobile phone market by buying out partner Ericsson from their joint mobile business. The Wall Street Journal reports that the move will cost Sony between $1.3bn and $1.7bn. Sony Ericsson has been a …
Read More »Gran Turismo 5 Spec 2 detailed
Sticking true to its pledge to evolve the product, Sony studio Polyphony Digital has detailed the changes that will be implemented when the Spec 2 patch for Gran Turismo 5 is released on October 11th. Following plenty of feedback from the GT5 community, interior views have been added to all …
Read More »Microsoft ‘planning OnLive rival’
A report has claimed that Microsoft is preparing a universal, cross-platform Xbox gaming platform similar in design to OnLive for launch in 2012. If true it would dismiss the ongoing whispers that Microsoft could snap-up the fledgling OnLive service and integrate into its own operations. ElectronicTheatre suggests that the new …
Read More »Games industry pays tribute to Steve Jobs
Key executives from the UK and global games industry have shared their admiration and sadness for Steve Jobs, who yesterday passed away. Steve Jobs was the modern day equivalent of two industrial icons from the past,” Nintendo’s UK boss David Yarnton told MCV. Henry Ford in that he brought personal …
Read More »Battlefield 3 close to Steam truce?
EA and Valve are currently engaging in late negotiations in an effort to bring Battlefield 3 to Steam, according to claims. BF3blog quotes an ‘anonymous source from inside Valve’ as claiming the game should see release on the service alongside its US release on October 25th. The ongoing stalemate revolves …
Read More »Square announces its first PlayStation Vita title
Final Fantasy and Deus Ex publisher Square Enix has announced its first title for the PlayStation Vita – Army Corps from Hell. The game sees players assuming control of a hundred-strong goblin army and makes heavy use of the machine’s rear touchpad. There’s no release date for the game as …
Read More »The reviews are in for Forza 4
It’s not often that a racing game is a contender for the Game of the Year accolade, but Microsoft’s Forza Motorpsort 4 already looks like a serious contender. Just hours after the reviews embargo lifted Forza 4 is already averaging a spectacular 93 per cent on Metacritic. Like the step …
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