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Remember when everyone was saying that consoles were dying and no-now would be the next-generation machines? They were wrong. NPD has revealed that combined sales of the PS4 and Xbox One some 23 months into their lives are 40 per cent higher than the totals achieved by their predecessors the …

Sony’s PS4 was the best-selling console in the US in September, marking the fifth successive month it has outsold Xbox One. That means that PS4 has beaten its rival every month this year with the exception of April. It may be a big ask for Sony to do the same …

Playmob’s Joost Schuur argues the transformative value of games may be longer-term

Twitter’s Sam Bateman will provide a keynote presentation at next month’s London Games Conference. The social media giant’s brand planner will present ‘Twitter and the future of video’, discussing social trends on Twitter and advising on best practice for making your content fly. Meanwhile, industry veteran Nick Parker, head of …

Famed designer just 'taking a long time off from work'

The love story of Hideo Kojima and Konami has come to an end. The New Yorker reports that Kojima finally parted ways with the publisher on Friday October 9th, bringing an end to his 29-year tenure. One anonymous guest of what was described as Kojima’s departure ceremony”, held at Kojima …

The Steam edition of the original Deus Ex has received a facelift thanks to the fan-developed Revision mod, and Square Enix is surprisingly in full support of the release. Instead of the standard cease and desist letter one might expect, the development team received the backing of Square Enix’s marketing …

Konami is offering up free in-game items for Metal Gear Online to apologise for the game’s rocky launch. VG247reports players have run into issues including losing connection, not being able to connect and shaky matchmaking. To attempt to make up for the troubles, Konami is distributing 3000GP to all players …

Pre-orders for Fallout 4 have vaulted the upcoming game to number one on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. There’s a fair chance that’s where Fallout 4 will stay, with the game coming out in less than a month. That said, this week’s runner-up Counter-Strike: Global Offensive seems to …

505 Games is back at Interface next month and looking forward to connecting with the unsung heroes of UK development”. The publisher attended the first Interface in May this year where it signed a new title. Interface was a really productive event for 505 Games,” commented head of global brand, …