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Read More »Smartphone gaming is "the biggest content revolution we’ve ever seen"
The handheld video games market is being killed off by the smartphone sector, metrics firm Flurry Analytics believes. It claims that in 2009 the iOS and Android games software market accounted for 19 per cent of the total $2.7bn handheld and mobile games market in the US. In 2001 it …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed III gets October 31st release date
Ubisoft has at last lifted the lid on one of this year’s potentially biggest hits – Assassin’s Creed III. The game will be released on October 31st and will, as rumoured last week, be set amidst the American Revolution, spanning from the days of the wild frontier and hectic battlefields …
Read More »OPINION: The OnLive Revolution?
Today is an important day that I have no doubt represents a true change to how we consume games. It’s hard to escape the conclusion that the rise of cloud computing will, in the fullness of time, come to dominate our digital lives. Browsing, working, playing – the cloud is …
Read More »MBE for Charles Cecil
Famed British games designer makes Queen's birthday honours list
Read More »Deus Ex Collector’s Edition detailed
Square Enix has lifted the lid on a Collector’s Edition version of upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 shooter Deux Ex: Human Revolution. The SKU, which is described as the publisher "extremely limited", is due for release only in "select European countries". Inside the box consumers will find an Adam Jensen …
Read More »OPINION: Retail and the handheld revolution
With 3DS just weeks away, NGP on the horizon, and continued growth in iPad and mobile, 2011 is shaping up to be a transformative year for portable games. But that means retailers will have to face up to some tough facts of life. These platforms are proving to be the …
Read More »Microsoft wants to lead PC revolution
Microsoft has hit back at criticism that it isn’t doing enough to support PC gamers. The platform holder says it should be its job to offer leadership in the sector, and will step up with three market-leading PC titles: Fable III, Age of Empires Online and Microsoft Flight. There’s been …
Read More »What is the next Red Dead game called?
With sales of 6.9m for the recently released Red Dead Redemption, you can bet your horse on the fact that work on the next game in the series is well underway – and MCV was recently told what it’s called. Speaking to MCV under strict conditions of intoxication, one employee …
Read More »Six million Brits cant see in 3D
3D may be the industry buzzword of 2010, but did you know a major proportion of the UK population can’t even see it? Over six million British consumers have poor binocular vision, which means they either cannot see or have difficulty seeing the effects on 3DS or in movies such …
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