Activision CEO Bobby Kotick has given brick-and-mortar retail a shining endorsement as having a crucially important” role in the future of games. His comments come after years of discussion and speculation that digital gaming will eventually dominate the landscape. Retail is going to play a critically important role in the …
Read More »E3 2011: Day Two Roundup
Struggling to keep up with E3? The tidal wave of news from the past 24 hours has no doubt overwhelmed many a reader. Fortunately MCV is on hand to provide you with everything you might have missed. And if you missed it, here’s our E3 2011 Day One Roundup. NINTENDOOpinion: …
Read More »Iwata: facial recognition for Wii U controller possible
E3 2011: Nintendo president makes bold prediction for the future of the Wii U technology
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SCE Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida is interested in Nintendo’s recently announced Wii U, and says it will likely inspire PS Vita developers to carry out experiments with the newly named Sony handheld. "It is very interesting the ways that Nintendo went with Wii U, and I was surprised it …
Read More »E3 2011: Wii U tech specs
The international development industry was flushed through with giddy school boy (and girl) excitement following the E3 reveal of the Nintendo Wii U yesterday. The brand new home console, which features a ‘game changing’ controller with in-built screen, aims to appeal to core and casual players alike. But is it …
Read More »E3 2011: Bioshock PS Vita ‘is all-new game’
Ken Levine has said that the BioShock Vita project currently in-development at Irrational Games will be a new title for the IP. Speaking to IGN, the studio’s creative director was keen to make it clear that the game was an all-new core entry in the BioShock universe, and not a …
Read More »Nintendo boasts huge Wii U network functionality
E3 2011: Reggie Fils-Aime claims new console will rival Xbox Live and PSN online capabilities
Read More »Wii U runs with AMD custom Radeon HD GPU
E3 2011: AMD shy on details for new graphics chip, though promises high-end performance
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