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Sony has announced its PlayStation Plus program’s free games will now become available on the same day in both North America and Europe. Starting this month, all PlayStation Plus users in North America and Europe will be able to pick up their monthly gift on the first Tuesday of the …

Minecraft has sold more than 20m copies on Windows and Mac platforms, developer Mojang has announced. The PC edition of the game reached 15m sales last April and 10m sales in April 2013 – meaning the game has barely fallen off its torrid pace years after its release. 20 million …

The global eSports betting site Unikrn, founded by ex-Microsoft Ventures GM Rahul Sood, has raised $7m in its Series A funding round. The investment was led by Jonathan Teo and Justin Caldbeck ofBinary Capital, early investors in Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and multiple other successful tech startups. This round brings total …

Source claims computing giant could purchase chip firm

Paul Sage departs Zenimax Online Studios for Borderlands firm

Report suggests Batman: Arkham Origins studio handling an Unreal-powered open-world game

PS4’s success in Europe is a sign that the hardware doesn’t need a drop in price, according to Sony’s chief for the region. SCEE president Jim Ryan toldVG247thatPlayStation 4 accounts for at least seven out of every 10 games consoles sold in any European country, with market share ‘frequently’ extending …

The next instalment in the ever-widening Persona 4 universe is coming to Europe this year, in line with its North American launch. Persona 4: Dancing All Night is the third spin-off from the 2009 RPG, following fighting game Persona 4: Arena in 2012 (a sequel to that game, Arena Ultimax, …

The studio behind Batman spin-off Arkham Origins looks to be working on a brand new franchise. WB Montreal has posted job vacancies for a variety of positions (thanks, Gamespot), providing potential peeks at the outlet’s upcoming project. By the looks of it, the "new IP" will be an "open-world action …

Microsoft’s brutal third-person shooter had a big showing at E3 with two new games. MCV looks at the tie-in products set to raise cheers for Gears Gears of War was back with a bang at this year’s E3. Microsoft rolled out two big reveals for the IP during its press …