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The collective efforts of Bungie, Activision and Destiny players have helped raise over $1m in aid for the relief efforts in earthquake-hit Nepal. Nepal was in April hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake, claiming the lives of over 8,800 people. Bungie had been selling a $30 t-shirt, along with in-game …

Pre-orders open for controllers and Steam Link; UK Steam Machine orders expected to open soon

Nintendo’s UK marketing and PR director Shelly Pearce has left the platform holder after 17 years with the business. Pearce will join Anki Europe as senior marketing director. Anki is the company behind Anki Drive, which is a car game with real cars and tracks. A sort-of Mario Kart meets …

Bethesda’s catalogue of console Fallout titles has received a huge boost in sales following this week’s reveal of Fallout 4. Videogamer spotted Amazon’s Movers & Shakers chart which has shown significant increases in the sales of many Fallout games. Sales of the PS3 version of Fallout 3: Game of the …

After a long period of development, Valve has detailed the final form that its Steam Controller will take. The joypad will launch alongside the first Steam Machines on November 10th, although pre-orders can get their hands on the hardware a month earlier. The idea powering Valve’s unique design is the …

Rumours of some new heroes for Hearthstone have been proved correct… in a way. Blizzard has announced the first of what will likely be nine new heroes for the game – Magni Bronzebeard. However, Magni won’t quite be a new hero in the sense many had hoped. He actually just …

Mattel has announced a digital release of its card game Apples to Apples is out now on iOS as a free-to-play offering. The game is available to download on Apple’s App Store for both iPhone and iPad devices. The launch version packs multiplayer support for up to five players, customization …

A selection of six video games have been chosen as the first class to be inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame at The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. The titles include Pong, Pac-Man, Tetris, Super Mario Bros., Doom and World of Warcraft. The …

Daybreak Game Company’s free-to-play MMO PlanetSide 2 is heading to PlayStation 4 later this month, the studio has announced. Both PlayStation US and Europe Blogs reveal the title will launch simultaneously in Europe and North America on June 23rd. "We’ve put a lot of effort into streamlining and improving the …

Valve’s long awaited answer to the living room PC, the Steam Machines, are now open for pre-orders. The Alienware Steam Machine will be available in the US at GameStop and through Steam itself, as well as the Steam Link streaming box and the Steam Controller. Those who opt to pre-purchase …