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The market is in a curious, contradictory state.Going by Chart-Track numbers, the UK boxed market has just had its highest-grossing weekend ever, but not by selling the most games. More games were sold in the comparable 2010 week than the last. So what’s going on? Games are doing better than …
Read More »Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary – review roundup
Tomorrow sees the release of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 exclusive Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. The game is an HD reworking of 2011 Xbox title sorts new visuals and new features, but is at core the very same game that established Halo as a gaming mega-brand ten years ago tomorrow. This is …
Read More »Zelda: Skyward Sword – review roundup
Ahead of its release on November 18th, the review embargo on Nintendo’s Wii title The Legends of Zelda: Skyward Sword has lifted. And as has become customary in recent weeks, yes, it looks like we have another absolute belter on our hands. If you own a Wii, do we even …
Read More »Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – review roundup
MCV has lost count of the number of review roundups in the last few weeks that have reported astronomical scores for a new release. And here we are again. Just moments ago the review embargo for Bethesda’s Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which is released worldwide tomorrow, lifted to reveal the …
Read More »Retail backs away from Skyrim discounting
It could be one of the biggest releases of 2011, yet retail seems to have decided that it won’t be going to war over the price of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Even HMV is not doing its usual low-price trade-in title on the game, which has become a regular feature …
Read More »Super Mario 3D Land – review roundup
The review embargo on the highly anticipated 3DS title Super Mario 3D Land is up – and critics have rightfully swooned about Nintendo’s latest epic. Super Mario 3D Land represents the first 3DS title to fully make use of the system’s capabilities,” IGN concluded in its glowing 9.5/10 review. With …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 – review roundup
After what has felt like a long, long wait Activision’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is finally here, and the games press is unanimous for its praise. Infinity Ward may have changed, but its standards haven’t, delivering a consistent 60fps, zero controller latency, explosive set-pieces, robust multiplayer and military …
Read More »Modern Warfare 3 price roundup – where’s cheapest?
It’s the biggest release of the year, and retail will tomorrow go to war to try and win as big a share of the mammoth Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 market as possible. Troubled retailer Best Buy has the best deal when it comes to catch-free low-price – 29.99. …
Read More »Review Roundup – Battlefield 3
The first reviews of EA’s Battlefield 3 have gone live ahead of its release in the US tomorrow (October 25th) and in Europe on Friday (October 28th). EA’s long awaited shooter currently has an impressive Metacritic average of 94 per cent. Once players step out of that troop carrier and …
Read More »Batman: Arkham City – Review Roundup
If the first few reviews to go live in the minutes that have followed the lifting of the UK Batman: Arkham City review embargo are anything to go by, then Warner Bros will next week release something very, very special. Here’s a selection of the first few round-ups: Spong – …
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