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Codemaster’s Early Access racing title Dirt Rally may be set for a physical release early next month. The PC game, which launched into Steam’s in-development platform earlier this year, was listed by Amazon Germany. According to the retailer, a boxed version will be released on December 8th. Last week, Dirt …

Also rolls out GameWorks VR SDKs to registered developers

EA hasn’t announced any sales numbers for Star Wars Battlefront, but it has said the game has claimed a new record. In the same way that last month’s beta for the shooter broke internal publisher records by attracting 9m players, the full release has now become EA’s biggest ever digital …

Disney XD is reteaming with Nintendo for its second original eSports TV show. Clash of Karts: Mario Kart 8” (Dec. 5 at 8 p.m.) is a one-hour special that pits four two-person teams of kids ages 13 to 17 coached by YouTube influencers Mari Takahashi, Meghan Camarena, Seth Bling, and …

A few days ago, the topLeague of Legendsteam in Europeshowedthat even champions aren’t immune to offseason roster changes, despite their resolve to keep a successful lineup together. Today,SK Telecom T1showed that even world champions aren’t immune to this year’s ruthless roster mania. Read more at Daily Dot >>>

Sony has confirmed that PS4 has hit a new sales milestone. As of November 22nd 2015 sales of the console have reached 30.2m units. It has reached this number almost exactly two years after it was launched – and two months quicker than the PS2 managed. That, of course, went …

Nearly all digital game segments experienced a year-over-year rise in revenue last month, Superdata reports. The analysis firm revealed digital sales were up 7 per cent for October compared to the same period last year, adding that the stretch brought in the highest monthly revenue of the year to this …

Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 won’t be heading to western territories due to fear of backlash over the game’s representation of women, developer Team Ninja has said. In a post answering a fan question on the officialDead or Alive Facebook page, a representative from the company stated it …

The first patch for Fallout 4 is out now in beta for Steam users. As with past releases, Bethesda plans to beta test updates on PC first and subsequently release officially on both PC and consoles. Highlights for Fallout 4 beta v1.2.33 include improvements to stability and general memory, number …