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It’s Hogan out, Arnie in, as the film star’s iconic murder-machine The Terminator joins the roster of wrestling game WWE 2K16. Mere days after Hulk Hogan’s eradication from the WWE, including removal from its Hall of Fame, various television hosting duties and his place in upcoming game WWE 2K16, after …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask IGN
IGN’s UK editor-in-chief Alex Simmons lifts the curtain on the media giant’s record-breaking coverage of this year’s E3 A few years ago doomsayers claimed E3 was dead, that the show was little more than a demonstration of gratuitous excess. But that was the E3 of old, and as an event …
Read More »How did the games media cover E3? We ask VideoGamer.com
VideoGamer.com head of video production Simon Miller explains how the site’s comedic approach to E3 helped it stand out from the crowd For E3 2015 VideoGamer – from a video standpoint – decided to try something different. Using comedy as a basis for the majority of our video output has …
Read More »Rory McIlory PGA Tour becomes first-ever golf game to score consecutive No.1s in the UK
Rory McIlroy has done the double, staying at the top of the charts for a second week – making it the very first golf game to do so in the UK. Rory McIlory PGA Tour – the first title in the franchise without the name of former box star Tiger …
Read More »Candy Crush is Britain’s favourite game
The popularity of Candy Crush among women and older gamers has led it to be voted as the UK’s favourite title. That’s according to a YouGov survey of almost 2,000 Brits, who were asked to select their preferred title – past or present. Candy Crush was the clear winner among …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to Japanese games merchandise
They might not be as big as Call of Duty or FIFA, but cult Japanese franchises boast a highly passionate audience with a fondness for merchandise. MCV heads East to check out the biggest imports Japan is the land where video games matured. Now, three decades after the release of …
Read More »Nintendo to host Super Mario Maker ‘hackathon’ at Facebook HQ
The world’s biggest social network is to play host to the world’s most popular Italian plumber. In celebration of the upcoming launch of Super Mario Maker, Nintendo is to take the DIY Mario title to Facebook’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on July 28th and 29th. The social network holds …
Read More »Fallout Anthology collects all of the games in the series in a mini nuclear bomb
Bethesda has announced a Fallout collection that is, quite literally, ‘the bomb’. The Fallout Anthology collects the first five titles in the post-apocalyptic RPG franchise in a case shaped like the in-game Mini Nuke weapon, which also makes the noise of a bomb, if you’re looking to terrorise the elderly. …
Read More »Nokia could be the next firm to launch a VR headset
Next week could see another big player join the ever-intensifying virtual reality fray. Former mobile manufacturer Nokia is set to take the wraps off its very own VR product at a big reveal event in LA, according to sources ‘familiar with the company’s plans’ talking to Recode. The company sold …
Read More »Nintendo wins lawsuit regarding handheld patent
Nintendo has emerged victorious after a company claimed that the platform holder’s handheld consoles infringed on its patent. The Quintal Research Group nailed down a patent in 2008 for a ‘computerized information retrieval system’. Such a system, the patent proposes, is described as having a generally rectangular shape, with a …
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