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A limited edition of the PS4 will launch alongside Metal Gear Solid V this September. Previously announced for release in Japan, the 500GB machine is split with a black and crimson colour scheme, and includes a gun metal grey DualShock 4 controller. Both console and pad are branded with the …

Xbox One’s 299 price is now permanent in the UK. The 500GB Xbox One was cut to 299 in April, although Microsoft at the time described it as a retail led promotion. The platform holder has also unveiled a new 349 1TB version of its console. The hardware has a …

The executive producer of toys-to-life brand Disney Infinity has seemingly lashed out at Nintendo over the platform holder’s failure to manage the Amiibo supply situation. There is never an intention to create a shortage of any figures,” John Vignocchi told Destructoid, which accused Nintendo of plotting artificial supply constraints, limited …

The Dark Knight is to become the centrepoint of a new art show headed to London. In the lead-up to the release of Batman Arkham Knight on June 22nd, Warner Bros has partnered with 20 contemporary artists and media celebrities to reimagine the superhero’s iconic cape and cowl. Celebrities including …

CD Projekt Red has announced that recent RPG release The Witcher 3 has sold over four million copies. And that number only accounts for the first two week’s sales of the game. The best-selling game of the year has since then stayed firmly at the top of the UK charts, …

The UK studio discusses how it built a community before asking for a penny – and how it kept that community on board

UK consumers will be able to start using Apple Pay next month, the company has announced. Although the full scale of support won’t be known for a few weeks, some companies have already pledged their backing, including Transport for London, Waitrose, McDonalds, Costa, Boots and M&S. A total of 250,000 …

GameplayKit will handle game logic, while ReplayKit lets players edit and share gameplay videos

Sega has announced that since its release in March 2013 mobile title Sonic Dash has been downloaded over 100m times. Throughout that time, players have amassed 123 million hours played across 4.5 billion runs, collecting 850 billion rings in the process. The highest number of concurrent players ever was on …

Refund rates rocket as gamers blitz titles within two-hour limit