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New Zealand is a country which is entirely digital, being prolific while not having shipped a boxed product in over a year.

Action-RPG Lords of the Fallen is being developed for a 2015 release on mobile platforms. "Console and PC RPG [Lords of the Fallen] will be released on iOS and Android devices in 2015,” a post on the game’s official Twitter account reads. It’s not clear if the game in question …

Xbox One will host an open beta event for Turtle Rock’s highly anticipated title Evolve next month, with limited technical tests also planned for PlayStation 4 and Windows PC. The Evolve beta kicks off January 15th for Xbox One owners with Xbox Live Gold subscriptions. It’s set to feature the …

Capcom has licensed Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 for its upcoming cross-platform PS4 and PC fighting game sequel Street Fighter V. The two companies announced the news earlier today in a joint press release. Support staff from both Epic Games Japan and Epic’s headquarters in Cary, North Carolina, will assist …

A widely publicised exploit that has allowed anyone to enter the ballot to buy a 20th Anniversary PS4 is to be shored up by Sony. Yesterday one grumpy gamer published a post entitled "Hacking the PlayStation competition" that allowed people to access the purchase form without jumping through the hoops …

1m PS4 consoles have now been sold in France, the firm has announced. The milestone follows the UK and then Germany. UK shifted 1m PS4 units in September, followed by Germany in November. PS4 sailed past 1m sales in France on December 17th, which makes the console the fastest-selling games …

The Walking Dead and Game of Thrones developer Telltale’s next project has been revealed – an episodic series based on Minecraft. It’ll be multiplatform, too, having been confirmed for a PlayStation release by Sony. Minecraft: Story Mode will be an all-new narrative-driven game series developed by Telltale in collaboration with …

UPDATE 1:A branch of GAME in the South East has just confirmed to MCV that the game will "soft launch" in stores on Monday. UPDATE 2: MCV has been told that all UK online retailers have now been given the nod to begin shipping Captain Toad as they see fit, …

A lawsuit accusing Sony of misrepresenting the display resolution of PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall has been given the nod. Game Informer reports that Sony has failed in a motion to get all bar one of the claims dismissed’, meaning that while the outcome is yet to be determined …

When Bungie decided to give up on its world conquering Halo franchise and build something completely new, we all thought it was mad. But they were wrong. Teaming up with publishing behemoth Activision, Bungie has just created yet another video game giant in Destiny. Just a few days after launch, …