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PS4 and Xbox One UK game sales shot up by over 50 per cent in 2015. GfK’s latest stats reveal significant growth for the new consoles. However, the overall UK physical games market is down by eight per cent, dropping from 2.294bn in 2014 to 2.1bn last year. That number …

PS4 owners who had pre-ordered the digital version of Square Enix’s Hitman have had their orders cancelled. Videogamer reports that Sony has told those affected that the publisher has notified us that the configuration of the product… has changed significantly”, that it is cancelling all pre-orders and that a revised …

Clay Bavor previously led apps division and Google Cardboard

BBC funnyman Miles Jupp will host the upcoming MCV Awards. The host of the hugely popular Radio 4 show The News Quiz, plus regular panelist on Have I Got News For You, Just A Minute and 8 Out of Ten Acts, Jupp is also an actor, script writer and author. …

Crystal Dynamics’ title joined by The Witcher, Bloodborne, Fallout and Ori and the Blind Forest in Game of the Year category

Studio head Dan Gray reveals plans to expand team, as lead designer Ken Wong prepares to exit company

A proposal to make a HoloLens application that allows its wearer to observe League of Legends matches won’t be commissioned by Microsoft. The idea was pitched as part of the ‘Share Your Idea’ HoloLens initiative in which the community is encouraged to share thoughts and ideas about possible applications for …

American Amazon Prime users can now get 20 per cent off the cost of game pre-orders and brand new releases. In an FAQ page,the online retail giant says that the deal is valid only on physical editions of games. Amazon also defines ‘new release’ as a title that has been …

Warner has announced that free DLC based on both Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War will be released for LEGO Marvel’s Avengers. However, the content will be exclusive to PS4 and PS3. The additions mean that the game will now span the events of eight Marvel films, along with classic …

The studio behind one of mobile’s biggest viral hits has teased its next release. DotGears released Flappy Bird in 2013, with the simple ‘touch to fly’ title rocketing to mainstream success in 2014. Creator Dong Nguyen at one stage claimed that more than $50k was being generated in daily advertising …