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It’s hard to interpret Sony’s most recent PSN flash sale as anything other than a shout of support for the women of the games industry. A number of games and films featuring females are currently on sale on Sony’s service, the timing of which presumes that the company intends it …

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FIFA 15 has held off competition from The Evil Within and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel to stay top of the UK charts for another week running. EA’s sports game made it a fourth week at the top, matching FIFA 13’s success, according to the latestUkie Games Charts, compiled by GfK Chart-Track. …

Justice Secretary Chris Grayling says he wants those found guilty of sending abusive online messages to spend up to two years in jail. The BBC reports that proposed amendment to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill would quadruple the current maximum six month term and hand magistrates the power to …

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Evolution that Driveclub should now be working for most – but not all – players. The flagship racing game will as of tomorrow been available for two weeks in the US (the same will be true of the UK on Friday) but is still suffering from a lack of online …

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel has dethroned Shadow of Mordor to nab the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The two finished first and second respectively, ahead of Civilization: Beyond Earth – which rose two spots from its position last week. Borderlands: The Pre Sequel’s season pass offering …

Night of the Museum director Shawn Levy is in talks to direct the film adaptation of Minecraft, according to a new report. Deadline reports on the director/producer’s potential involvement in the upcoming Warner Bros and Mojang-produced movie, where he’ll join The Lego Movie producer Roy Lee. In addition to Night …

Finnish indie developer Frozenbyte has announced the titles in its co-op puzzle platformer series Trine have combined to sell more than 7m copies. The milestone accounts for Trine and Trine 2 units sold across Windows PC, Mac, Linux, Android, PS3, PS4, Wii U and Xbox 360 platforms. To mark the …

Video games distributor Clubit is attempting to turn itself into a games publisher with a Bad Taste Bears game. The title, based on the popular adult toy brand, is currently on Kickstarter and is set for release on iOS, Android and Windows Phone. Should it miss its Kickstarter total of …