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Minecraft creator Mojang is now a Microsoft company. The news was confirmed by Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who said: It’s official, today we welcome Mojang to the Microsoft Studios family. We’re excited for the possibilities ahead with the Minecraft community.” The $2.5bn acquisition was announced in September, with a Mojang …

Because frankly, we just weren’t sure that jumpers alone were enough to quell your video games clothing appetite. Hot on the heels of this morning’s news of Numskull’s festive gaming jumpers, Musterbrand has brought word of a range of World of Tanks themed garments. Included in the selection are the …

Winners will receive Unity 5 Pro licences

Nintendo has issued a slightly more definitive release date for one Wii U game and confirmed a new title for another. Colourful shooter Splatoon will be released on the console in the second quarter of 2015. It features kids battling squids with ink guns. Really. Also confirmed in the name …

YouTube’s biggest celebrity has said the decision to turn off comments on his videos has improved his life. Felix Kjellberg, as he is otherwise known, flicked the switch on comments in September after admitting he was sick” of the spam and self-advertising. Before I turned off my comments, I think …

Epic on what's in store for its marketplace and making UE4 free for schools

This year’s London Games Conference on November 19th will have a number of high profile speakers from around the games industry sharing their knowledge. Ahead of the event, Curse’s vice president of global sales Nathan Lindberg tells MCV about what we can expect from his speech at the event and …

PS4 owners are not able to use Sony’s new SharePlay feature to access Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. GameSpot reports that the gameplay footage is censored on the console owned by the user attempting to remotely stream the gameplay. Sony has previously said that the feature would be usable on …

Marketplace approaching one million users

Glu Mobile is suing Vancouver-based studio Hothead after claiming the developer’s mobile game Kill Shot is effectively a complete ripoff” of its own title, Deer Hunter. Hothead’s Kill Shot involves players taking on spec ops missions and killing people, while Deer Hunter tasks users with hunting wildlife. But as reported …