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Boxed game sales are falling and the dearth of digital data means the true state of the market remains largely a mystery. But one tried and tested retail sector is certainly in rude health. As recently as 2013, retail feared that next-gen consoles might mark the end for pre-owned games. …

iOS 9 is set to release next week, along with Apple Watch’s latest operating system. During Apple’s event today in San Francisco, the company confirmed both iOS 9 and watchOS 2 will launch next Wednesday, September 16th. The upcoming OS for iPhone and iPad devices packs three new frameworks designed …

Apple has revealed the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, along with two new iPad models. The firm announced at its event today in San Francisco the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will introduce 3D Touch, which Apple states can recognize force and is touting as the next generation of multi-touch.” …

Apple has officially unveiled its newest iteration of the Apple TV, which will bring gaming into the fold for the digital media player. At an event earlier today in San Francisco, the company confirmed recent speculation that the next version of the hardware will introduce gaming functionality when it launches …

Developers can access beta for tvOS SDK from today; Apple TV available from late October

A Season Pass has been announced for Fallout 4, even though Bethesda does not yet know what DLC it will make for the game. We’ve always done a lot of DLC for our games. We love making them and you always ask us for more,” the company said. To reward …

1,500 devs involved in the 3.5-year development process

Developer CD Projekt Red has confirmed the investment needed to create RPG hit The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. GameSpot reports that a recently translated financial briefing pegged the cost of development at 306million z?oty – that’s around 53m/$81m. A total of 240 in-house developers spent 3.5 years making the title, …

Microsoft has announced one of the most significant updates ever to be released for Minecraft. Version 0.12.1 will allow up to five players to co-op in a single game provided they are on the same network. Furthermore, the functionality is cross-platform, allowing players of both the Windows 10 beta version …

Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid swansong sold almost half a million copies across PS3 and PS4 in its debut week. That’s according to the latest data from Famitsu, which shows that the PS4 SKU of open-world stealth game Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain shifted over 315,000 units last …