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The Kinect version of Halfbrick’s popular game Fruit Ninja has been downloaded 1 million times via Xbox Live Arcade. The figure comes less than a year after the game’s XBLA launch in August 2011. "Hitting 1 million downloads for XBLA is an awesome achievement," said Phil Larsen, chief marketing officer …

The upcoming DLC characters for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC versions of Street Fighter X Tekken are included on the disc, Capcom has confirmed to MCV. However, the publisher has responded to accusations of foul play by saying that the move was necessary to ensure that all players, both …

Capcom’s Street Fighter X Tekken and Asura’s Wrath will not be available from GAME or Gamestation. Both were scheduled for release this Friday on March 9th. It is the latest in a string of blockbusters not stocked by the High Street chain, including Mass Effect 3, Mario Party 9, The …

Ubisoft has at last lifted the lid on one of this year’s potentially biggest hits – Assassin’s Creed III. The game will be released on October 31st and will, as rumoured last week, be set amidst the American Revolution, spanning from the days of the wild frontier and hectic battlefields …

Mojang founder and Minecraft creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson has made an unusual decision about what to do with the dividends from his wildly successful game studio: give it to his employees. Last week, Persson announced on Twitter that he was giving the money to his co-workers, who according to him …

Yes, that headline is correct. One of the more peculiar stories in the world of video games this weekend contained four bizarre components – the Pokmon Video Game Championships, a team of Spanish players, a Birmingham hotel… and handfuls of faeces. Nintendo Life reports that following a day of hot …

With Mass Effect 3, FIFA Street, The Sims 3 Showtime and Tiger Woods 13 all nearing release, EA has released details of exactly how consumers can get hold of its impressive upcoming roster. The move, of course, comes following the ongoing standoff between EA and retailer GAME that will see …

Moshi Monsters developer Mind Candy has signed a deal with Sony Music to release records for its popular children’s franchise, it has announced. The partnership will see Sony handle UK distribution of all music releases from the UK company’s own record label, Moshi Monsters Music. The first album to be …

Owners of Forza Motorsport 4 will finally be able to get behind the wheels of a number of Porsche’s most famous vehicles in May. That’s because Microsoft and EA have finally ironed out the differences which previously lead to EA putting a halt to any possible inclusion of the license …

First album Music Rox to feature songs from characters such as The MonStars and Dr Strangeglove