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Payday 2 developer Overkill has said that it is upset about having to withdraw support for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of online shooter Payday 2. The move was announced back in February but was somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the …

The success story that is Ark: Survival Evolved continues to stomp all over the digital market. Studio Wildcard’s title has been getting a lot of attention from streamers, helping it to hit the sales milestone in a little over a month on the market. It was previously announced that the …

YouTube has announced the top 10 trending” games on its network for June, with Batman: Arkham Knight claiming first place. The game finished ahead of Lego Jurassic World – undoubtedly enjoying the runner-up spot thanks to the popularity of the non-Lego major motion picture – and Fallout 4. Warner Bros …

Another pair of Dragon Quest titles will receive western releases, according to series creator Yuji Horri. Gematsureports on Horri’s statements at Japan Expo 2015 in Paris over the past weekend, gathering multiple mentions from attendees posting to Twitter. Horri’s comments suggest the Nintendo 3DS remakes of Dragon Quest VII and …

Guinness World Records has announced MineCon 2015 has broken the record for the largest convention for a single videogame.” This year’s Minecon attracted 10,000 attendees – enough to set a new record for an event centered around video game IP. "For a multi-genre games convention to attract 10,000 fans is …

Sony has said that its new 1TB PS4 will be released in the UK on July 15th. Furthermore, the SKU – called the 1TB Ultimate Player Edition PlayStation 4 – will for a limited time at participating retailers and only at launch” include a free PlayStation TV microconsole. In addition, …

The CEO and president of Sega has admitted that it has failed its fans – but is determined to win back their trust. We did our best to build a relationship of mutual trust with older fans of Sega, but looking back, there’ve been some titles that have partially betrayed …

11 and 12 year olds across the UK are to receive a pocket-sized codeable computer courtesy of the BBC. The Micro Bit was teased back when the corporation’s Grand Theft Auto drama was announced in April. A million of the devices have been ordered with the aim of supplying one …

Microsoft is to remove the Xbox branding from its music and video services. Xbox Music is to be renamed Groove while Xbox Video is getting the slightly less sexy new title Movies & TV. Both apps will feature as part of next week’s Windows 10 preview. Along with the name …

Dota 2 tournament ESL One Frankfurt 2015 attracted over 1m online viewers, with numbers sharply up year-on-year. Peak concurrent viewing numbers hit 1,061,441, up 79.8 per cent from last year. Over 15,000 attended the event in person. We are immensely proud of what we were able to create in Frankfurt …