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The official UK video game charts aren’t the only ones to snub PS4 success story Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture. MCV last week revealed that were the UK Top 40 to include digital sales, as it should, Sony’s Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture would have been this week’s UK No.1. …
Read More »Fable Legends for PC won’t be available on Steam
It looks as if the PC version of Fable Legends will only be available through the Windows 10 store. Microsoft has not been specific about the launch details of its exclusive games such as Fable Legends and Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, but Lionhead’s social media coordinator @LHAlbionGirl confirmed on …
Read More »Fan favourite Kripparrian finally makes Legend rank in Hearthstone
One of the most popular Hearthstone streamers has finally ascended to the higher ranks of the game’s ladder system. Followers of the game’s streaming scene will probably be surprised to hear that Octavian ‘Kripparrian’ Morosan has never hit the rank of Legend in the game before, but that was actually …
Read More »Accessories Update: Creative Sound BlasterX H5 and Amiibo End Level Modular Display Stand
MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, Creative blasts out its latest headset and PowerA helps Amiibo fans show off their collection Creative Sound BlasterX H5 Creative has launched a brand new range of gaming audio peripherals, dubbed the Sound BlasterX series. The …
Read More »Super Robots overthrow animals as Animal Crossing slips to second place in the Japanese charts
A menagerie of robots, animals, ghosts and squid battled it out at the top of the Japanese games charts last week. Bandai Namco’s next instalment in its long-running Super Robot Taisen turn-based strategy series blasted to the number one spot in the software rankings, knocking Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: Happy Home …
Read More »#ShareAGameDesignTip: 10 developer secrets revealed
Insomniac, Ubisoft and Astronauts devs offer advice via viral hashtag
Read More »27m CS:GO fans tune in to ESL Cologne as doping tests give all clear
More than 27m unique viewers watched Fnatic claim their third Major title at last weekend’s ESL Cologne CS:GO finals as all competitors tested negative for drug use. The Swedish team became the first to take back-to-back victories in front of an 11,000-strong crowd on both days in Germany’s largest indoor …
Read More »More job losses at Rovio as 260 positions are axed
Rovio will lay off up to 260 staff as it aims to completely restructure the firm and reinvigorate its falling revenues. The redundancies will apply to the entire organisation. This excludes employees working on the upcoming Angry Birds Movie. Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala said in its current financial condition, the …
Read More »Tilting Point hires Gameloft’s Samir El Agili
Indie publisher takes on former Gameloft exec as chief product officer
Read More »UPDATED: Rock Band 4 on Xbox One price increased over instrument adapter
The Xbox One release of Rock Band 4 will cost $20 more than the PS4 release, due to Microsoft’s console requiring an adapter to support older peripherals. Harmonix has confirmed that with the addition of the adapter, the Xbox One edition will cost $80/70.The adapter will come packed with every …
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