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The forever popular MCV Awards opening video has become the highlight of the annual trade show – and now you can see it online right here. Featuring a larger UK trade cast than ever before, the MCV Awards 2013 opening video features a number of the country’s leading video games …
Read More »Google: Our low tax bill is fine because we bring so much to the UK
The executive chairman of Google has argued that the company’s minute UK corporation tax bill is entirely justified. The company came in for fierce criticism when it emerged that it paid just 6m in UK corporation tax in its last financial year. That’s for a company worth over 175bn. But …
Read More »Nintendo offers free 3DS game in new So Many Games promotion
3DS owners are offered the chance to grab a game download from the eShop for free. Starting tomorrow (April 23rd) players who register three games from a select list will receive a code with which that can choose another title to download absolutely free. The games included in the promotion …
Read More »Amazon boosts its entertainment market share as GAME drops 3%
Supermarkets and Amazon have boosted their entertainment market share at the expense of GAME and HMV. Kantar Worldpanel’s Entertainment Retailer Barometer report states that Amazon made the biggest market share gains for the 12 weeks ending March 17th 2013. The numbers include sales of physical video games, games and digital …
Read More »Dead Island PR stunt gives MCV the chance to put ‘Luis Suarez bite’ in a headline for SEO win
And to think – we thought we’d miss out on the Luis Suarez SEO bandwagon. As we know, Deep Silver is holding a real zombie-themed wedding in an effort to promote this Friday’s release of Dead Island: Riptide. Now the company has put out a press release saying that it …
Read More »Re-jigged XCOM FPS nearing second reveal?
Having vanished off the face of the earth last week, Take-Two’s XCOM FPS could be on the verge of a return. CVG reckons that a viral video seemingly based on the recent Russian meteor sighting contains the term ‘whathappenedin62′ in its source code. MCV readers will know that Take-Two recently …
Read More »Konami adds AFC Champions League licence to PES 2014
The Asian Football Confederation Champions League licence will be present and correct in future versions of PES. The AFC Champions League will be present as a standalone competition and will include all 32 competing teams. PES already includes the UEFA Champions League licence. The acquisition of such a high-profile license …
Read More »Pink 3DS XL coming to UK
Nintendo will release a pink version of its 3DS XL next month. It’s due for release in the UK on May 31st. Nintendo says the release provides newcomers to the Nintendo 3DS XL experience with more options than ever before”. A pink version of the entry-level 3DS is already available. …
Read More »Nvidia bundles free copy of Metro: Last Light with graphics cards
A free copy of Deep Silver’s Metro: Last Light is currently available to those who buy certain Nvidia GTX graphics cards. The game is offered to those who buy a GTX 660 or better, meaning it also includes the likes of the GTX 660Ti, GTX 760, the high-end GTX 680 …
Read More »Tesco and Disney join forces to launch Iron Man 3 app
Iron Man 3 may lack the traditional licensed console game, but it has got an app courtesy of Disney… and Tesco. The Stark Armoury app is described as a new interactive Marvel experience that will have fans and families across the country enjoying a digital treasure hunt through Tesco stores …
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