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The creator of Mario could be in line to become the next president of Nintendo. The Wall Street Journal reports that development boss Shigeru Miyamoto could be in line to take charge of the company following the death of Satoru Iwata this weekend. "I am truly surprised and saddened by …

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After two weeks at No.1, Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham Knight is pushed to second place by Codemasters’ F1 2015. Week one sales of F1 2015 are 367 per cent higher than last year’s entry in the racing series as the series debuts on the PS4 and Xbox One consoles. Sales …

The games industry is today mourning the loss of one of its greatest. Nintendo president Satoru Iwata on Saturday died of cancer of the bile duct at the age of 55. His struggle with ill health first came to light when it was confirmed it was going to miss E3 …

Don’t Starve: Pocket Edition has launched on iOS for iPad devices. The mobile version of Klei’s survival adventure is available now for $5 on the App Store, and the indie studio states the release packs all the content of the game’s $15 PC release. The Pocket Edition – optimized for …

An upgraded version of Arrowhead’s Gauntlet reboot is heading to PlayStation 4 next month, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment has announced. Dubbed Gauntlet: Slayer Edition, the title will arrive for Sony’s current-gen hardware on August 11th for $19.99. The reboot initially launched last year on Windows PC, carrying the same price …

Early Access hit Ark: Survival Evolved is once again perched on top of Steam’s top ten sellers weekly chart. No surprise, the game surpassed 1m sales during the period. Grand Theft Auto V and newcomer Rocket League finished behind in second and third, respectively. Elite: Dangerous jumped up to fourth …