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PC GAMING WEEK: A few short years ago there were some people under the illusion that the PC games market was in perpetual decline. Aside from being proof – if any was needed – that the lack of digital data has seriously skewed our view of our own market, it …

PC GAMING WEEK: Civilization V will be re-released at retail this week, with all the expansion packs and DLC included. Sid Meier’s Civilization V: The Complete Edition arrives on PC on Friday, February 7th for Windows. It includes the two expansion packs: Gods & Kings and Brave New World, and …

PC GAMING WEEK: MCVuk.com is devoting an entire week dedicated to the PC games industry. Over the next seven days, we will feature heavyweight features, analysis, exclusive data and interviews dedicated to gaming on the PC. It’s part of MCV’s desire to extend its coverage of the PC gaming scene, …

UK consumers spent half a billion pounds on PC games last year. It’s the biggest number in the platform’s history, but if you visited the UK High Street you wouldn’t know it. The boxed PC market has suffered its steepest decline yet, with 42.7m made from the sale of physical …

GAME will re-develop two of its stores so that primarily focuses on pre-owned products, namely electronics. And more stores could follow, MCV can reveal. The new outlets will go under a new name: Gametronics, and are refitted versions of pre-existing GAME stores. The retailer says it will primarily target cities …

On the surface, it’s been a horrible few years for Konami. Its big franchises have failed to light up the sales charts, not least Pro Evolution Soccer, which continues to lose market share to its big licensed rival. Yet behind the scenes, the Metal Gear publisher has been rebuilding. Its …

Watch Dogs is still in development and will still be called Watch Dogs, despite a fraud attack on the trademark today. Eagle eyed Neogaf users spotted that Ubisoft had abandoned the Watch Dogs trademark, but this was not a move something instigated by the publisher, the firm has told MCV. …

GTA Online was the single largest contributor to Take-Two’s digital revenue over the three months to Christmas, the firm has told MCV. The company revealed that the free online game – which was bundled with GTA V but released later – has been a huge success, despite a slow start …

Take-Two has smashed its predicted earnings and has raised its outlook as GTA V shipments surpass 32.5m. The firm’s Q3 revenue (Non-GAAP) has reached $767.7m (470m) (GAAP revenue hit 1.86bn), with a net income of $578m. The results are primarily down to the performance of GTA V and Grand Theft …

The head of Konami Europe says the next Pro Evolution Soccer is ‘totally changed’. It’s not been revealed officially, but PES 2015 is set to hit next-gen platforms this year. It is powered by the publisher’s new Fox Engine and is being co-developed by a new UK studio for the …