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It’s Christmas, and there are always two games that dominate this time of year. FIFA and Call of Duty. And that’s exactly how this year is turning out as well. FIFA 15 is No.1 again and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is No.2. Again. Both titles suffered minor declines in …

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It appears that Microsoft is once again going to try and get PC gaming right. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has said on Twitter that: I’ll be focusing more on what we are doing on Win10 in January, it’s time for us to talk about gaming on Windows.” The Verge reports …

The second and final instalment in Razer’s three-part eSports documentary has hit the web. This episode focuses on one of the biggest games in the world – League of Legends. When we say eSports is in Razer’s DNA, we really mean it,” Razer co-founder and CEO Min-Liang Tan said. We …

November digital games sales surpassed $1bn in November, according to new research from Superdata. Games Industry reports the total for the period is a year-on-year increase of 23 per cent, and Superdata points to a spike in digital deals during Black Monday and Cyber Monday as a major driving force. …

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is back on top of Steam’s weekly top ten sellers list, beating out Valve’s own Counter-Strike: Global Offensive for first on the chart. Dungeon Defenders II, Far Cry 4 and Metro Redux round out the top five, while chart regular DayZ finished right behind in …

Last year on 3DS, Nintendo breathed new life into its hit Pokmon IP with X and Y. With new visuals, new monsters and a compelling story, the game managed to attract young fans whilst also delighting older ones with a series of nostalgic elements, including returning monsters from the very …

The world’s biggest kids franchise has included a new innovation this year in the form of ‘traps’. In a role reversal to bringing the ‘toys to life’, players of Trap Team can now capture in-game villains and transfer them to the little plastic traps that can sit on the portal …

The Steam Holiday Auction has been suspended just hours after it began. The scheme allowed Steam users to trade digital items such as trading cards for Steam Gems, which in turn can be used to bid on games. However, as noted by Reddit some users quickly acquired a huge number …

Having reached its Kickstarter targets last summer, Satellite Reign is now available on Steam. The 20.69 download (temporarily down from its full price of 22.99) is quite limited in scope for the time being, hence its release as an Early Access title. It includes four player agent classes, some upgrades …