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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s return to the No.1 UK retail charts position means it is now drawing with Grand Theft Auto V’s top spot tally. According to the latest Ukie Games Chart, compiled by GfK Chart-Track, sales of Activision’s latest entry in the blockbuster shooter IP surged 27 per …

Latest model 'six times more powerful'

Can you post and monetise videos of Devolver games? Yes, emphatically yes. The MCV Awards nominated indie publisher has, in a presumed response to Nintendo’s controversial revenue sharing demands, made it clear that it is perfectly happy for video makers to stream its games and keep all the ad revenue …

Capcom says it is now in a ‘better place’ as it prepares for its 2015 comeback. The firm underwent a major restructure in 2013 after lower than expected sales of DMC: Devil May Cry and Resident Evil 6. As a result the firm has published very few games in the …

Video games social network Raptr has said that some of its users’ data may have been accessed in a recent hack of its servers. As a consequence, founder and CEO Dennis Fong has advised all users to reset their passwords, even though the data that was potentially accessed was part …

Alpha-funded simulation title Prison Architect has sold more than 1m copies since its original public release in September 2012. Introversion’s latest hasn’t even officially launched yet – the game is currently on Steam as an Early Access release – and already the team has plans for both console and mobile …

Developer Roll7 has officially unveiled the sequel to its multi-platform skateboarding hit OlliOlli with a new gameplay trailer. As previously reported when it was first teased last fall, OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood will be a timed-exclusive for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita platforms. The title introduces terrain with ramps, …

Microconsole maker Ouya has reportedly struck a $10m investment deal with Chinese internet firm Alibaba. The Wall Street Journal indicates that Alibaba’s investment is part of a push into China’s budding console market. According to people familiar with the matter,” the two businesses have agreed on a deal that will …

Well, if there’s one person who can sort out GamerGate it could well be Ice-T. Law & Order spin off series Special Victims Unit will next month feature an episode entitled Intimidation Game” that sees a female game developer endure a torrent of online abuse and an assault at a …

Match-three game garners seven million downloads to date