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Online games company Jagex is now accepting payment with cryptocurrency Bitcoin. The firm is partnering up with online payment services BitPay and Ayden to allow customers to pay with Bitcoin. RuneScape fans will be able to purchase both memberships and microstransactions with the digital currency. Jagex is the latest company …

Six brand new releases resulted in a brand-new chart-topping title in Japan last week. According to the latest data provided by Famitsu, last week’s top dog Tales of Zestiria was knocked down to third place, as unit sales of the title fell by almost 300,000. In its place sat Atlus’ …

Indie special will be on GDC show floor next month

Crystal Dynamics hands over the reigns to experienced Dutch studio for last-gen version

'Markets, like China, without the baggage of the US console market, could be the game console leaders in ten years,' says CEO Julie Uhrman

I started my career with both games and Team 17 when I applied for a QA Tester position back in 2011,” says Team 17 senior PR executive Bethany Aston. From there I got my head down, worked hard and made sure Debbie Bestwick, Team 17’s Managing Director, knew my aspirations …

YouTube popularity translates to sales for London studio's hit game

The success of PS4 – and the yen’s exchange rate – have helped Sony to a decent Q3. The console shifted 6.4m units in the month ending December 31st, up from 4.5m units in the same quarter the year before. Portable hardware sales fell from 2m to 1.4m units, however, …

Nearly ten million PS4 and Xbox One copies sold-in to retail

Final Fantasy creator will collect his accolade on San Francisco next month