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Another week, another victory for DayZ on Steam’s top ten sellers chart. Bohemia Interactive’s Early Access title finished on top of the heap yet again, finishing ahead of pre-orders for the ever-approaching Watch Dogs. Arma 3 finished in third as well, adding to Bohemia’s dominance. Around the usual suspects – …
Read More »Hackers attack Operation Supply Drop charity drive
Military fund drive 8-Bit Salute of Operation Supply Drop was attacked by hackers over the weekend, organizers have confirmed. The charity’s main URL was hit with a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack less than 30 minutes into the event. The site had since been restored after the initial attack, …
Read More »Halo: Master Chief Collection landing on Xbox One this year – report
Halo: The Master Chief Collection – a bundle packing remastered versions of the four numbered Halo releases – will reportedly launch later this year on Xbox One. Engadget sources claim the package features Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 – but omits other titles in the …
Read More »MCV Jobs: Lionsgate appoints head of games, Apple hiring for multiple roles
In MCV’s round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Liongsate appoints a new head of its video games division and Apple is hiring a technical support advisor. Lionsgate appoints Levin as head of video games division The Hollywood studio has hired Peter Levin as president of interactive …
Read More »Vita Slim gets Australian release date
Sony is continuing its roll-out of the slimmed down Vita PCH-2000 with a launch Down Under next month. The trimmed down handheld will launch in Australia on June 4th with an RRP of AUS$269.96 (150), which is a good 30 less than the RRP it carries in the UK. The …
Read More »Titanfall claims US April victory, although InFamous is best-selling next-gen game
EA’s Xbox One, 360 and PC shooter Titanfall was the best selling game in the US in April. It was also the best selling game in the UK in April. That means it has topped the monthly charts in both countries for two months in a row. However, Sony says …
Read More »Titanfall companion app available on iOS and Android
EA has released a companion app for multiplayer shooter Titanfall on both iOS and Android. As well as offering an assortment of info regarding the game’s universe, characters, weapons and maps it also allows player to track their stats from the console and PC game. It will also connect with …
Read More »PS3 and 360 Assassin’s Creed title still due in 2014
Ubisoft has reiterated its desire to release an Assassin’s Creed title on last-gen titles this year. The publisher first said that an AC game would hit PS3 and Xbox 360 when it announced Assassin’s Creed: Unity for PS4, Xbox One and PC in March. Now CVG reports that Ubisoft boss …
Read More »Vita TV adds PS4 streaming
The PlayStation Vita is no longer the only device that can stream PS4 games. Kotaku reports that Sony’s still Japanese-only Vita TV streaming device has added PS4 streaming to its repertoire using the same tech as is used in the dedicated handheld. Vita TV got a lot of attention when …
Read More »Future UK plans to cut 13 games staff, close five websites and move all magazines to Bath
More of Future’s proposed cuts to its games department are coming to light. The entire games portfolio is set to lose 13 members from its 51-strong team. And the websites of Edge, OXM, ONM and OPM could be closed. This was assumed yesterday when we discovered that CVG faces closure …
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