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Traditional gaming giants Konami and Rebellion have signed up as partners for the new Zynga Platform. Zynga last week announced its intention to go live with its own content hosting platform, threatening the gaming base enjoyed by Facebook. The move could see the pair bring a host of high-profile core …
Read More »Disc-less Next Xbox – your questions answered
The news this morning that the Next Xbox will not feature a disc drive has lead to a whirlwind of debate and disagreement on Twitter. MCV does not claim to have all the answers. We know the Next Xbox will be out in 2013. We know it won’t have a …
Read More »Battlefield Evolved and Dark Knight Rises appear in retail list
A 2012 release schedule from a major UK High Street retailer obtained by MCV has mentioned two new titles for the first time. Firstly, it suggests that Warner Bros’ upcoming summer movie hit The Dark Knight Rises will be accompanied by a video game tie-in. Furthermore, owing to the nature …
Read More »EXCLUSIVE: No disc drive for Next Xbox
MCV has learnt that Microsoft has been telling partners that the Next Xbox will NOT include a disc drive. The briefings have been issued under what MCV’s source describes as the strictest NDA” they have ever encountered. Although the console will not include a disc drive, it will offer compatibility …
Read More »Now US reports drastic video game market falls in February
The latest numbers from sales tracker NPD show that the US video games market suffered a 20 per cent year-on-year decline to $1.06bn in February. The news comes after MCV revealed yesterday that the UK market suffered a 29 per cent decline last month. Back in the US, software suffered …
Read More »From Dust to become Google Chrome game
Ubisoft has announced plans to port From Dust to Google’s free web browser Chrome. The game has previously been available first on Xbox Live before arriving on PC and the PlayStation Network. From Dust was created by Eric Chahi who is arguably best known for his graphically stunning 1991 hit …
Read More »Gabe Newell "is the newest video game billionaire"
Valve co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has been labelled the newest video game billionaire” by Forbes. The outlet estimates his personal fortune to be around $1.5bn, making him the 854th richest of the globe’s 1,226 billionaires. The news comes as Newell makes his debut appearance on Forbes Millionaire Rich …
Read More »Vita continues to lack traction in Japan
Sales of Sony’s PlayStation Vita in Japan barely scraped above 10,000 units last week as both Nintendo’s 3DS and its predecessor the PSP outsold it once again. Vita shifted 10,023 units between February 27th and March 4th – that’s down 1,163 units week-on-week according to Media Create. By comparison, the …
Read More »Asda announces Mass Effect 3 midnight openings
Supermarket chain Asda is to open over 200 stores at midnight tonight so gamers can get their hands on Mass Effect 3 the very moment it is released. Furthermore, the retailer is charging just 37.97 for the game – no strings attached. Mass Effect 3 is set to be a …
Read More »GameStop in for GAME’s Iberian stores?
The deafening silence on GameStop’s intentions towards GAME continues, though one UK newspaper claims that an acquisition may be close. Specifically, The Independent believes that GameStop is readying a move for GAME’s 291 Spanish and Portuguese stores. It does not indicate that GAME’s 610 UK outlets would factor into the …
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