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Consumers will get a chance to go hands-on with Wonderbook and JK Rowling’s Book of Spells during a lengthy tour of the UK. Taking in eight venues across between September 13th and December 2nd, the tour is set to include various interactive elements, as well as promotions and prizes designed …
Read More »EA bundles 17 Command and Conquer games into one retail disc
EA is building up to the launch of its free-to-play Command and Conquer game –with a paid-for retail disc. The Command & Conquer: The Ultimate Collection features some 17 different Command and Conquer titles as well as a early access to the beta for its upcoming free-to-play blockbuster, which is …
Read More »Skyrim: Dawnguard PS3 release under threat, as 360 and PC sales boom
Bethesda has admitted it is facing development issues in tying to deliver the Skyrim DLC, Dawnguard to PS3. Dawnguard has already been released on Xbox 360 and PC, with Bethesda boss Pete Hines telling MCV that it is ‘just performing ridiculously compared to our previous DLC.’ You can hear more …
Read More »Future bullish in the face of video game departures
Future Publishing insists it is ‘business as usual’ despite losing entertainment chief Simon Maxwell. It is the second senior Future games exec to leave this year, with James Binns departing the firm in January to launch his own initiative, Network N. Maxwell has joined Eurogamer as Group Publishing Director. In …
Read More »Can FIFA, Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed save Vita?
In the wake of E3 in June serious questions were being asked about PlayStation Vita. For all its whizz bang technology, high-end games and control schemes, the portable has yet to find its audience. And not just in the UK, but in Sony’s homeland of Japan, too. So retailers looked …
Read More »Read our interview with EA COO Peter Moore in this week’s MCV
The latest edition of MCV isnow available digitally, and features our interview with the COO of Eleectronic Arts, Peter Moore. This week’s issue contains a farewell to both Psygnosis and HMV CEO Simon Fox, plus a detailed look at the new Tomb Raider. The magazine is available for iPad.Download our …
Read More »It’s the six months of Christmas for UK games retail
Retailers have praised publishers for daring to release titles outside of the traditional Q4 sales bonanza. Q1 2013 is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in the industry’s history, with major sequels in the Tomb Raider, Devil May Cry, Dead Space, BioShock, Metal Gear and Gears of …
Read More »Remember Me bidding war proves new IP matters
Capcom had to fend off ‘high profile publishers’ to sign Remember Me, the firm told MCV. The Dontnod-developed new IP was one of the big surprises from Gamescom last week, and was unveiled on stage at Capcom’s pre-show press conference. The action adventure game is part of a wave of …
Read More »PlayStation: ‘The walled garden model is breaking down’
The days of closed platforms like PS1, PS2 and PS3 are coming to an end, admits Sony. PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan told MCV the firm is entering a ‘big bad world where there are no rules’ and that it is re-thinking what it means to be a platform holder. …
Read More »The Gamescom 2012 Review
Did Gamescom miss Nintendo and Microsoft? The reason why both platform holders were absent remains somewhat of a mystery. Microsoft has billed this Christmas as one of its biggest, with many of its biggest brands due. Nintendo has a new console to launch. So it’s a little perplexing that neither …
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