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The UK Xbox Live Arcade charts are in. And in the least shocking news of the day – Minecraft is No.1. It’s always No.1. That’s not true, actually. There was this one time a few weeks ago when Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (this week No.5) was No.1. It was …
Read More »Government job for former Activision boss Hepworth
Activision’s former UK boss Peter Hepworth has accepted a job with the Government. He will head up a new joint venture from the Cabinet Office and Capita to promote best management practice and accredit training organisations. I am really looking forward to leading this exciting business,” Hepworth stated. One of …
Read More »New Dragon’s Dogma is free-to-play, Vita-only
Capcom is trying something new with the next release in the Dragon’s Dogma series. Siliconera reports that Dragon’s Dogma Quest is due out in Japan for PlayStation Vita this autumn. Interestingly, not only is the game 2D but it’s also free-to-play. The game is described as fast-paced” and contains over …
Read More »Rumour: Wii U basic to be pulled from stores
8GB model of Nintendo's new console won't be available after the 18th of June
Read More »Ballmer courting Hollywood over Xbox One entertainment content
Microsoft is on the hunt for exclusive entertainment content for Xbox One. Deadline reports that CEO Steve Ballmer and entertainment studios president Nancy Tellem have been doing the rounds in Hollywood in an effort to bolster ties with key content makers. Talks have supposedly taken place with CBS, Sony TV …
Read More »Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition launches at US retail
Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is out today at US retail, with the disc version arriving in additional territories throughout the rest of the month. The physical offering arrives at stateside shops following a five-week delay from its original April 30th release date. The title hits shelves in Japan, Australia and …
Read More »Ubisoft Quebec appoints new development director
Francois Pelland to oversee work on 'ambitious' triple-A projects
Read More »Report: Microsoft considers major company shake-up
Changes could see Don Mattrick take up larger role at computing giant
Read More »PES 2014 "is a new beginning"
Konami has officially announced PES 2014. Yes, we know it’s not the first time that Konami has embarked on a new beginning” for the series but this time that claim really does seem on the money. Interestingly, the press release makes no mention of next-gen machines, instead naming the launch …
Read More »Report: Zynga closes $200m studio OMGPOP
Staff at Draw Something developer suggest employees have been let go
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