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Disney Interactive has officially ‘retired’ a huge number of iOS and Android games. By ‘retiring’ them’ it means affected titles will no longer receive content updates or support, and there will be no refunds for any in-game expenditure players may have invested over the years. Games of note include The …

Apple has again topped Interbrand’s Best Global Brands list, although gaming icon Nintendo has failed to feature for first time ever. The Wii U and 3DS platform holder just scraped into the 2014 listings in 100th place having featured 67th and 56th in the two previous years. Interbrand Japan CEO …

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Valve has announced that areas dedicated to Steam will be present in GAME stores in the UK this Christmas. The games firm says these will feature Steam hardware, such as the upcoming Stream Machines, Steam Link and Steam Controller, as well as digital cards. This hardware will be exclusive to …

Offering players the chance to pay real-world cash for in-game insurance is just about bonkers enough to feel absolutely fitting for a Metal Gear Solid game. Konami has announced that a game update released today (Tuesday October 6th) allows players to purchase an ‘FOB Insurance Service’. A player’s in-game Forward …

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Ubisoft has acquired The Crew developer Ivory Tower. The studio had already been working with several Ubisoft studios, including Reflections, on the racing game for a number of years.The studio, based in Lyon, France, houses 100 staff. It is currently continuing work on The Crew with a new expansion called …

Bungie’s shooter Destiny is to shortly begin offering microtransactions to players. As of Tuesday October 13th NPC vendor Tess Everis will return fronting an organisation known as the Eververse Trading Company. To begin with 18 new emotes will be available for an as of yet unspecified price. Items can be …