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Physical games label Sold Out has signed its first digital title. The publisher will be releasing Unbox from British developer Prospect Games. The title was recently approved on Steam Greenlight, receiving 7,390 yes votes and 516 followers in just one fortnight. The title is set for launch in 2016. Traditionally, …

Australian Halo fans will get to see the first 15 minutes of the next entry in the sci-fi series the day before the game’s launch. But there’s a catch… …and the catch is that the display showing the campaign footage will be flying some 2,000 feet (609 metres) above the …

Bethesda is now selling a Fallout 4-themed Xbox One controller. The Fallout and Elder Scrolls publisher has the special edition gamepad (pictured)listed on its website. It will set consumers back $59.99 which is roughly 39. The controller features a blue and gold colour scheme that mimics that of the Fallout …

Mobile arm headed by Marat Karpeko and David Bluhm

Overkill has altered the role of in-game payments in Payday 2 following an angry response from fans. Less than a week ago, the studio introduced microtransactions to Payday 2, which many fans found hard to swallow. Many dug up the developer’s previous 2013 vow that it wouldn’t add paid content …

The head of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment David Haddad has risen to become the president of the publisher’s games business. His promotion was announced by DC and Warner Bros Consumer Products boss Diane Nelson and the president of WB Worldwide Home Entertainment Distribution Ron Sanders. Haddad joined Warner Bros in …

Intel Developer Blog: A look at what Intel has on offer at this month's Android event in London

A recent rule change by The Nevada Gaming Control Board has found that fantasy sports betting is a form of gambling. This means that fantasy betting sites, such as DraftKings and FanDuel,will have to stop operationsuntil appropriate gambling licenses are filed. Read more at All In >>>

Sony has confirmed that 50 is being lopped off the price of PS4 in the UK today. The machine’s new RRP is 299.99, as per the rumours earlier this week and in line with the discounted price of the Uncharted Collection bundle that Sony told MCV at the time was …

Guild Wars 2 developer ArenaNet has joined forces with eSports organizer ESL to form an official Pro League for the MMO. The first season of the league is set to start in November, and replaces the Guild Wars 2 World Tournament Series. The seven-week season will be capped with a …