Within the next 48 hours all three home console platform holders will have shot their E3 load in their anticipated LA press briefings – and MCV will be offering live coverage of each and every one. What should you expect? Well, there’s a brand new handheld from Nintendo, some killer …
Read More »New Mortal Kombat revealed
The rumours were true – Warner Bros Interactive has officially confirmed that a new Mortal Kombat game will be released on Xbox 360 and PS3 in 2011. Developed by NetherRealm Studios (the current name of long-term series’ producers Midway Chicago) under the leadership of MK creator Ed Boon, the game …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action Driver teaser
Ubisoft will announce a brand new entry in the famed Driver series at E3 – that much we know, but beyond that details are very scant. And there’s not much to learn from the publisher’s new live-action teaser trailer that recreates the memorable opening training level from the original 1999 …
Read More »VIDEO: Live-action Driver teaser
Ubisoft will announce a brand new entry in the famed Driver series at E3 – that much we know, but beyond that details are very scant. And there’s not much to learn from the publisher’s new live-action teaser trailer that recreates the memorable opening training level from the original 1999 …
Read More »New Carnival Games title announced
Publisher 2K Play has announced that a new entry in its highly successful Carnival Funfair Games Series is in development at Cat Daddy Games for both Wii and DS. The first game was a surprise success for 2K in a market that was saturated with mini-game collections. That didn’t stop …
Read More »New Carnival Games title announced
Publisher 2K Play has announced that a new entry in its highly successful Carnival Funfair Games Series is in development at Cat Daddy Games for both Wii and DS. The first game was a surprise success for 2K in a market that was saturated with mini-game collections. That didn’t stop …
Read More »New X Factor game in the works?
A multiformat X Factor game is on the cards from TV production firm talkbackThames Digital. The company, which owns the rights to The X Factor and other brands including The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, has told MCV it is working on games and iPhone apps” for the shows. MCV understands …
Read More »Capcoms Western dilemma
Publisher Capcom has revealed the poor performance of recent releases Dark Void and Bionic Commando have lead to a strategic re-think of its Western aspirations. Speaking to The Financial Times, president Haruhiro Tsujimoto revealed that Dark Void has sold just 520k copies since its release – well below Capcom’s initial …
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V for E3?
Rockstar may be preparing to steal the show at next month’s E3 Expo in LA with the first news on next-gen sequel Grand Theft Auto V. That’s according to EEDAR analyst Jesse Divnish, who made the prediction to Games Informer. I think we’re going to hear about another Grand Theft …
Read More »Pre-owned DLC penalty entirely fair
It seems as if every day a new publisher jumps aboard the in-box DLC code bandwagon, and industry analysts have given their full backing to the new payment model. Games such as Mass Effect 2 and Dragon Age: Origins lock pre-owned buyers out of accessing additional content online, whereas upcoming …
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