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Ten years ago Microsoft embarked on an ambitious venture to marry the worlds of the internet and console gaming. And it’s no exaggeration to say that the seeds it planted have gone on to transform the world of gaming. What began as a 56K modem on Sega’s (and let’s not …
Read More »F2P game Hawken wants 10m players
The firm behind upcoming free game Hawken has scored an extra $18m in VC funding. And it says it can use the money to quickly build an audience of over 10m players. The PC?title from Meteor Entertainment is due for a global roll out on December 12th, and this week …
Read More »10 year-old Civilization II game predicts grim future for humanity
A game of Civilization II that has run for ten years has offered a depressing prediction for humanity’s future. Reddit user Lycerius has reached the year 3991 AD and describes the world that has resulted as a hellish nightmare of suffering and devastation” ruled by the three remaining super nations …
Read More »MCV AWARDS: Middle aged or different age?
Ten years of MCV Awards and, yep, things have changed. Even the most leaden-footed industry will have evolved in that time. But there was a sense last night of more shifts than usual over these past 12 months – and not just to a new venue. As the curtain rose …
Read More »Top Ten games TV campaigns: 2011 vs 2012
Games and consoles TV advertising has experienced a 25 per cent year-on-year decline in activity from the start of 2012 to March 11th. This week we look at how the biggest campaigns of 2012 so far compare to 2011’s. The combined number of TVRs in the Top Ten is currently …
Read More »Police threatens file sharers with ten-year imprisonment
The Serious Organised Crime Agency has closed down music website RnBXclusive.com and says those who used it could be fined and imprisoned. SOCA threatened users with an ‘unlimited’ fine and up to ten years imprisonment as it claimed the music site shared files that were ‘stolen from the artists’, resulting …
Read More »Deus Ex storms UK August charts
Square Enix title Deus Ex: Human Revolution was the second best selling game in the UK in August. And it achieved this despite only being on sale for 48 hours of UKIE Gfk Chart-Track’s August tracking period (July 31st – August 27th). The only title able to better it was …
Read More »App Store downloads hit 10bn
Just two and a half years after its debut in July 2008, over the weekend the Apple App Store saw its ten billionth app downloaded. Free game Paper Glider was actually the app in question, and was downloaded by Kent resident Gail Davis who won a $10,000 iTunes gift card …
Read More »Ubi plots 10-year plan for Assassin’s Creed
As sales of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood lead the brand past the 20m sales milestone, Ubisoft wants to maintain the momentum behind the franchise. DLC packs will increase the excitement around Brotherhood’s multiplayer modes as the wait for a follow-up begins. We will have good surprises for players in the weeks …
Read More »New free games offer for PSPgo
Sony will shortly announce a brand new incentive scheme to encourage sales of the digital-only PSPgo, MCV can exclusively reveal. The offer will entitle anyone who registered their PSPgo after April 1st 2010 to ten full game downloads. Titles in the deal include Gran Turismo, LittleBigPlanet, 2010 FIFA World Cup …
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