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Microsoft has acquired Ireland-based middleware developer Havok from Intel. A post on Microsoft’s blog announces the company’s purchase of the developer known for providing ragdoll physics and destructible elements for a myriad of notable titles, such as Dark Souls II and Mortal Kombat X. While terms weren’t disclosed, Microsoft explained …

Telltale has announced a special edition release of Back to the Future: The Game on PS4 and Xbox consoles, set to arrive later this month. Dubbed Back to the Future: The Game 30th Anniversary Edition– to commemorate the film’s premiere three decades ago –the updated release includes visual upgrades and …

The Sniper Elite franchise has surpassed 10m copies sold, developer Rebellion has revealed. The UK-based studio announced the news in a video update (posted below). The first Sniper Elite title launched in 2005, meaning sales average out to right around 1m per year. Whether you’ve bought one or whether you’ve …

Sony Computer Entertainment New Zealand has confirmed the discontinuation of the PS3 in the region. Videogamer reports that once the console’s current stocks are exhausted, there will be no more units making their way to the region. "SCENZ will not be shipping anymore PlayStation 3 consoles to its retailers," Sony …

As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the Journalists’ Journalist category. Julia Hardy Julia Hardy is an experienced TV Presenter, writer, radio presenter and live host from London specialising in technology, …

There may be more Cave shmup ports on the way than we thought. Publisher Degica recently confirmed plans to bring some of Cave’s popular shooters to Steam – the first of which, incidentally, will be Mushihimesama (or Bug Princess as it has become known in the West). Now Cave has …

As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the Rising Star category, sponsored by Sega. Chris Bratt Chris Bratt makes videos for Eurogamer. He’s hoping to win this award so he can …

As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the streamer category. AppSpy Each and every weekday AppSpy streams some of the best games on mobile and handheld, often well in advance of …

Microsoft has announced there will be an Xbox One hardware bundle featuring the upcoming Fallout 4. The bundle will set consumers back 369.99, and features a 1TB console, as well as a controller and download codes for both Bethesda’s upcoming apocalyptic RPG title, as well as a download for Fallout …

As we count down to the awards event on Wednesday October 14th, MCV profiles the finalists for this year’s Games Media Awards. Here we look at the YouTuber category. Alex Olney Alex is the video producer of Nintendo Life, the largest Nintendo site in the world. Recently branching out into …