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Saints Row creative director Steve Jaros is leaving Volition to join Valve in an unspecified role. The industry vet confirmed the move on Twitter in a series of posts—stating that it was time to move on to "new adventures," and that he was thankful for the "life changing" experiences at …

The Wolf Among Us will arrive on current-gen consoles this November, Telltale Games has announced. A post on Twitter from the developer reveals the episodic adventure title will debut on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in both digital and physical formats. Retail launches for current platforms PS3, PS Vita and …

Rockstar has offered an explanation for the decision to delay Grand Theft Auto V on PC. The PS4 and Xbox One versions will join the already hugely successful PS3 and Xbox 360 versions on the High Street on November 18th. The PC SKU, however, won’t arrive until January 27th. We’re …

Star Citizen creator Chris Roberts has said that there’s some ‘potential’ to the idea of his $49m space sim appearing on next-gen consoles. I definitely decided very early on that I wasn’t going to focus or be worried about the last-gen consoles,” he told MCV. The current PS4 and Xbox …

Leading internet celebrity Felix ‘PewDiePie’ Kjellberg has signed a timed exclusivity deal with Major League Gaming. Episodes of PewDiePie’s BroKen podcast will as of today debut on MLG.tv before they are available elsewhere, further strengthening the star’s seemingly gradual move away from YouTube. We’re excited to introduce PewDiePie to the …

Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has said that the growth of Minecraft and the influence the game now exerts are the reasons behind his decision to sell Mojang. The $2.5bn acquisition at the hands of Microsoft was confirmed today, with a statement from Mojang saying that Persson doesn’t want the responsibility of …

UK-based retailer GAME has acquired some of the Spanish store portfolio of High Street rival GameStop. GameStop will close the remaining stores in what it describes as its exit” from the Spanish market, a decision it arrived at after a careful review of the market’s financial performance and future opportunities, …

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Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said that Microsoft’s acquisition of Mojang will not result in the game being dropped on rival platforms. At Microsoft, we believe in the power of content to unite people,” he said. Minecraft adds diversity to our game portfolio and helps us reach new gamers across …

As expected, Microsoft’s acquisition of Minecraft creators Mojang has been confirmed. The deal is worth $2.5bn and will result in the departure of the company’s three founders – Markus Persson, Carl Manneh and Jakob Porser. Change is scary, and this is a big change for all of us. It’s going …