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Japanese publisher Q Entertainment is bringing a free-to-play RPG to PlayStation Vita this month. Guardian Hearts Online on Vita will use an microtransaction system to offer players extra items, but the standard content will be free to download and play, according to Famitsu (via Andriasang). While the game is due …
Read More »No cuts necessary for Borderlands 2
Over-the-top role-playing shooter Borderlands 2 has escaped the scalpel of censorship unscathed. Despite its cartoony but brutal abundance of what developer Gearbox Software calls "bloody chunks of awesomeness", the game will be released in all territories with no cuts made. That includes stricter markets such as Australia and Germany, where …
Read More »Ubisoft fixes uPlay DRM issue
Publisher Ubisoft claims it has resolved the loophole in its PC DRM that should prevent hackers from accessing uPlay users’ computers. The new patch can be downloaded from uPlay’s website or through the uPlay application. The fix comes in response to issues that arose yesterday, when it was reported that …
Read More »Andrew Lloyd Webber game heading to Wii
Yes, you read that correctly: a video game dedicated to the works of famous musical director Andrew Lloyd Webber is on its way. Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals: Sing & Dance will be released exclusively for Wii on September 14th, and will feature tunes from throughout Webber’s 45-year-long career. It will …
Read More »Bond stars old and new signed for 007 Legends
There will be a few surprises for Bond fans when Activision’s FPS 007 Legends arrives this October. It is perhaps to be expected that Daniel Craig will reprise his role as Bond, James Bond himself, given that he lent his likeness and voice to Activision’s 007 duo of GoldenEye and …
Read More »Dishonored goodies now available for pre-order
Bethesda has teamed up with leading UK retailers to create exclusive pre-order incentives for its hotly anticipated new IP Dishonored. GAME, Gamestation, Tesco, ShopTo.net and Amazon will each offer different add-ons for the game, which will give players new supernatural powers, according to VG247. GAME and Gamestation is offering a …
Read More »Crytek teams up with Trion Worlds for Warface
Free-to-play shooter Warface will be co-published by developer Crytek and Trion Worlds. The latter is best known for its popular MMORPG Rift, and is currently working on MMORTS End of Nations, which launches this September. Crytek announced Warface back in 2010. The online shooter centres around both co-operative and competitive …
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 hinted for PS4
Fans of Sony’s acclaimed racing series Gran Turismo may have to wait until the next console for a fresh outing. Series designer Kazunori Yamauchi that developer Polyphony Digital is already hard at work on GT6 and has been since GT5 was finally released in 2010. "We’re always aiming for the …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Nintendo’s new marketing boss, top vacancies
InMCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Nintendo names its new UK marketing boss and we look at the best job opportunities available. Pearce heads up Nintendo’s UK marketing team Shelly Pearce is the new UK marketing and PR director at Nintendo UK. Pearce joined …
Read More »Troubled MMO Final Fantasy XIV gets reborn
Square Enix has announced it will relaunch FFXIV as Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn. The publisher claims the troubled MMORPG has been completely rebuilt from the ground up, with a brand new world to explore and a fresh storyline behind all of the quests. It is currently in development …
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