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Criterion Games is working on a new first-person extreme sports game. The developer, known for the Need for Speed and Burnout franchises, was shown during EA’s pre-E3 press conference in Los Angeles. The untitled game seems to allow players to move from choppers to planes to bikes to jet skis …
Read More »OPINION: Xbox’s humble bundle
From the moment Phil Spencer took to the stage and referenced his ‘friends’ over at Sony and Nintendo, you knew Xbox was playing the humble card. And that’s fair enough, because they had been humbled. Last year’s E3 was a disaster for the platform holder, a mistake they must not …
Read More »EA: Mass Effect 4 concept footage shown
EA has given consumers their first glimpse at the fourth game in the Mass Effect series. Concept footage for the new game was shown during EA’s press conference, and you can see it below. The game’s developer BioWare discussed a ‘vast open world’ for the new game. They also mentioned …
Read More »FIFA: The Next Generation
FIFA 14 marked EA’s football next-gen debut Yet a flashy new engine is only a small part of what the development team has been working on. Ahead of FIFA 15’s full reveal MCV caught up with EA exec producer David Rutter… Iwant to think about FIFA like a franchise. I …
Read More »THE BIG GAME: Sledgehammer’s dramatic revamp of Call of Duty
In the first of our weekly in-depth pieces on an upcoming blockbuster, we speak to Sledgehammer to discover why Advanced Warfare is the most exciting Call of Duty in years. A giant space ship is seen floating above an unknown planet. In the background, a woman eerily sings the children’s …
Read More »From the Archive: A Tale of Two E3s
Two of the biggest names in entertainment went head-to-head at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Both unveiled new video games consoles that would launch against each other in a matter of months. One company was the current market leader. But it had stumbled en-route to E3, and was on the …
Read More »Meet the new-look MCV
Regular readers of MCV magazine will notice a significant change from this week. Our bumper-sized E3 feature doesn’t just feature a raft of great content and market information, but a fresh new look and feel. We’ve introduced new sections, more data, industry columnists, introduced a new Big Game feature that …
Read More »UK leads the way in mobile, online and downloadable games
The UK is the biggest market for digital games in Europe. The latest figures from IHS Screen Digest reveal that the digital and online spend on games grew 16 per cent in the UK to 819m last year. This is driven by increased spending on freemium PC game experiences, PC …
Read More »Mind Candy reveals a new game, and it’s not Moshi Monsters
UK casual games giant Mind Candy is working on a new game that isn’t based on its smash hit Moshi Monsters IP. The game is called World of Warriors and is due for release on iOS and Android this year. There’s a teaser trailer below and it’s being worked on …
Read More »UK games market leaps 20 per cent to £3.48bn
The UK games market has risen dramatically year-on-year, as almost every industry category grew. MCV’s annual valuation of the games market – this year conducted in collaboration with UKIE – shows that game sales were up 20 per cent over last year to 3.48bn. This year’s figure includes books, magazines …
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