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Our bumper 88-page Gamescome edition of MCV is now available digitally. This week’s edition is filled with content, including interviews with two senior Activision execs, plus a closer analysis of Grid 2, Resident Evil 6 and Tom Raider. That’s on top of the latest charts data from Chart-Track, the PlayStation …
Read More »Gamescom 2012: The Essential Guide
Heading to Cologne next week? Make sure you’re full prepared with our comprehensive guide to the world’s biggest games show. The full five-page guide, including maps of Koelnmesse and a full exhibitor list, can be found in this week’s issue of MCV – available to download here. In the meantime, …
Read More »Are you ready for Gamescom?
There are just a few days to go before the world’s biggest games show. Gamescom veterans tell us how they are preparing Andy Robinson, Editor, CVGBefore the show, map out your appointments and figure out exactly where they are. The convention center in Cologne is a big old place if …
Read More »Games industry cyclists to bike back from Gamescom for charity
After a week in Cologne, most of us prefer the shortest journey home possible, but ten games industry execs will take a more scenic route. Representatives of NCsoft, Indigo Pearl, Get Games, PlayStation Network, Future Publishing, Steel Series and Kalypso Media will cycle home from Cologne to Brighton straight after …
Read More »EA boss Gibeau to deliver Gamescom keynote
The man in charge of EA’s labels will open Gamescom with a talk that will discuss the ‘change in the landscape of the video game industry.’ Frank Gibeau will apparently tell the world why the games we will play four years from now will be unrecognisable to us today. Which …
Read More »GREE teases Gamescom line-up
Social mobile giant spills the beans on its plans for 2012 conference
Read More »Sony Gamescom press conference set for August 14th
Sony’s Gamescom conference will take place on August 14th at 7PM local time (6pm our time). The event will take place at Staatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. Sony tends to make big announcements at Gamescom. Previously, major games and hardware revisions have been announced at the show. Insiders suggest this …
Read More »Develop August: Mobile tech and Sweden uncovered
Our GDC Europe and Gamescom-distributed issue is a cracker, and there's still time to get involved
Read More »IN PICTURES: The ‘Super Slim’ PS3 4000
Images of the rumoured PS3 4000 – or PS3 Super Slim – have appeared online. Brazilian tech site Tecnoblog says it sourced the stills from a Sony filing with telcoms regulator Anatel. As is consistent with previous rumours, the new model appears to have a flip-top lid as opposed to …
Read More »The PlayStation Network charts now in MCV
The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features both the June retail market data and the PlayStation Network Top Ten. The PSN charts can only be found in MCV, and looks at the entire European market. It is part of our weekly seven page charts bonanza. …
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