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Online retailer ShopTo is now selling PS4 download codes. The firm is offering codes for PlayStation Plus subscriptions, DLC, wallet top-ups and full games. It is eyeing the Xbox and Nintendo markets, too. We have PlayStation, plus a few other things that will launch in the coming weeks and months,” …

Sales of brand new PS3 and Xbox 360 games have dropped year-on-year as the latest generation of consoles see a greater number of exclusive releases. PS4 and Xbox One comprised two thirds of the mint boxed games market for the 12 weeks ending September 27th, according to retail tracker Kantar …

Games trade body UKIE has laid out a list of Government recommendations that would boost the industry by 1bn by 2020. The report – ‘a blueprint for growth’ – was unveiled at a high-level Parliament event on Tuesday this week. Independently created by Olsberg SPI on behalf of UKIE, the …

Almost a quarter of PS4, Xbox One and Wii U owners are waiting for a Black Friday bonanza before buying games. That data is courtesy of Ipsos Mori’s GameTrack research, conducted on behalf of MCV. The figures showed that – across all types of gamers – 16 per cent say …

The full list of backwards compatible Xbox 360 titles for Xbox One is set to arrive next Monday. In a response to a question on Twitter, Microsoft’sPhil Spencer stated the backwards compatibility games list would be revealed in full on November 9th – three days ahead of the firmware update’s …

Rebellion has purchased the IP rights to Woolfe: The Red Hood Diaries, the successfully Kickstarted title that ultimately led to the end of its original developer Grin Game Studio. An update from Rebellion founders Jason and Chris Kingsley on the project’s Kickstarter page explained that the $72,000 budget raised for …

Dragon’s Lair co-creator Don Bluth and film producer Gary Goldman have taken to Kickstarter to fund a motion picture adaptation of the franchise. The ex-Disney veterans are looking to raise $550,000 to create a version of the film that can be pitched to major film studios or investors. The pair …

Former FunPlus exec joins publisher as VP of Product

Video game pre-orders are on the decline, but Activision says that Call of Duty: Black Ops III pre-orders are bucking the trend. Specifically, it says that pre-orders for its upcoming shooter – which comes out this Friday (November 6th) are better than those placed for its predecessor Advanced Warfare. We …

Microsoft has said that the launch of Halo 5: Guardians is the biggest in the franchise’s history. Seeing as the game has the smallest UK launch sales for any main numbered entry in the series to date, however, how has the game achieved this? One week after launching worldwide, Halo …