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PlayStation dominated a decent month for UK games retail in June. PS3 was the best selling console, The Last of Us the No.1 game, while Sony was the most successful publisher. For the first time in years, more PS3 titles were sold last month than on any other platform. PS3 …
Read More »The Last of Us is No.1. Again.
It’s week five for The Last of Us at No.1. The PS3 exclusive continues to dominate and will continue to dominate because there’s almost nothing out for retailers to sell this summer. There was one game of note out this week, Nintendo RPG Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. The …
Read More »Fez downloaded 105,000 times in Steam sale
Just how popular is the Steam sale, really? Well, according to the makers of quirky platform game Fez, very. The game was downloaded 105,000 times in just 48 hours, the game’s developer Phil Fish tweeted last week. The critically acclaimed game was 50 per cent off last week, and was …
Read More »US government: Pro League of Legends players are professional athletes
The US government has designated pro League of Legends players as professional athletes, allowing participants to acquire visas for international tournaments. Riot Games eSports manager Nick Allen explained to GameSpot how the development was huge for international events. The United States government recognizes League of Legends pro players as professional …
Read More »EA shuts down Phenomic as part of realignment effort
Electronic Arts has closed its German-based studio EA Phenmoic as part of the publisher’s company-wide realignment. Games Industry cites several sources that confirmed the shutting down of the development house, putting all 60 of its employees out of work. The studio had worked on free-to-play and strategy titles including Spellforce …
Read More »Sony drops appeal against UK ICO fine over 2011 PSN breach
Sony has given up its appeal against the fine issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office regarding negligence in the famed hack of Playstation Network in 2011. CVG reports the firm was assessed a 250,000 penalty at the beginning of this year and, after going through the initial appeal process, …
Read More »Konami admits consumer data exposed
Pro Evolution Soccer dev latest to fall victim to security breach
Read More »Steam top ten sellers chart: July 7-13
The Summer Sale has made first impact on the top ten selling products chart for Valve’s service, with Civilization V and Borderlands 2 offerings making up nearly half of the list. Civ V’s latest expansion Brave New world finished ahead of BioShock Infinite for the top spot on this week’s …
Read More »MCV Jobs Weekly: Multiplay hires Pinder, top vacancies
InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Multiplay hires HMV and Ubisoft veterans Andy Pinder has joined the eSports specialist as sales manager, whilst Josh Winward has also been appointed sales executive as the firm continues to expand its growing sales team. With experience at …
Read More »In Pictures: Develop Awards 2013 gallery
See photos from the awards ceremony in Brighton
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