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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 …
Read More »Civilization V Complete Pack heads to retail this week
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 …
Read More »Introducing PC Gaming Week on MCV
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, …
Read More »UK PC games market smashes through £500m sales barrier
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 …
Read More »EA’s Origin a requirement for Titanfall PC
Only those with an EA Origin account will be able to play Titanfall on PC, Respawn Entertainment has confirmed. Company co-founder Vince Zampella revealed the requirement on his Twitter account – unsurprisingly, to a chorus of negativity from fans. "I’ll also ask that you give origin a try for the …
Read More »Bioshock Infinite: Burial at Sea Episode 2 arrives in March
The second episode of Bioshock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC will arrive on March 25th, publisher 2K Games has announced. The date for the game’s third DLC offering is confirmed to be a worldwide release of the downloadable add-on that will launch simultaneously on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360. The …
Read More »South Park: Stick of Truth won’t require uPlay on PC
The PC version of Ubisoft’s upcoming South Park: The Stick of Truth won’t integrate the publisher’s uPlay service. uPlay will not be featured in South Park: Stick of Truth,” developer Obsidian confirmed on Twitter, adding: That’s pretty exceptional for a game published by Ubisoft.” The studio also confirmed that it’s …
Read More »Minecraft PC surpasses 14m units sold
Minecraft has reached new sales heights again this week, thanks to another milestone for the original version on Windows and Mac. Creator Markus Persson, better known as Notch, announced on Twitter that the unstoppable indie title had reached 14m sold on PC. The game has now sold (conservatively) more than …
Read More »Don Bradman Cricket 14 gets console release date
Don Bradman Cricket 14 will release at the end of March for Xbox 360 and PS3, developer Big Ant Studios has announced. No specific date has been announced but the March releases is designed to coincide with the ICC World Twenty20 championship, which takes place in Bangladesh between 16thMarch and …
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: January 26 – February 1
Not much change on Steam’s top selling products chart this week, with DayZ and Rust yet again out ahead of the pack. The two Early Access offerings have entered their third consecutive month finishing in the top two spots, and neither have shown any sign of slowing down. Starbound – …
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