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Boxed games are struggling to sell because consumers don’t need to buy any, UK retailers have told MCV. Fewer physical games were sold in 2014 compared with 2013, while recent releases – including Saints Row and Evolve – have not achieved the numbers some retailers had anticipated. The figures are …

The president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has said that his company has a responsibility to demonstrate that the sort of misogynistic behaviour demonstrated in the GamerGate campaign will not be tolerated”. More females are playing games now than ever before,” Jim Ryan told Metro. I think the …

Stuart Adcock and senior character artist Claire Blustin leave studio and game industry

The free version of DriveClub for PlayStation Plus members may never be released, Sony has admitted. That’s still being looked at,” Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president and CEO Jim Ryan told Metro when asked about the release. When pressed on whether he could guarantee” that it will be released, Ryan …

Sony’s PS4-exclusive cinematic shooter The Order: 1886 has debuted at the top of the UK retail charts, according to the latest Ukie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. The Order’s chart-topping success marks Sony’s first number one position since The Last of Us Remastered in August 2014. It’s also the …

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Twitch has announced it will host the first annual TwitchCon this September in San Francisco, California. Twitch.tv host Marcus Graham revealed the news on the video broadcasting firm’s weekly update show, stating the conference will take place September 25th and 26th at the Moscone center in San Francisco – where …

Exploding Kittens crowdfunding campaign has taken over the Kickstarter record from Ouya for the highest-funded games-related project. The Kickstarter run concluded last week having raised $8,782,571 – $186,097 more than Ouya’s final total. Exploding Kittens continues to hold Kickstarter’s backer record as well, which swelled to 219,382 individuals by the …

The launch of Total War: Attila has propelled the title to number one on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. H1Z1 and Grand Theft Auto V (pre-orders) continue to occupy spots near the top of the list – this week finishing in second and third, respectively. Chart regulars Counter-Strike: …