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Sony’s US VP of developer and publisher relations says more PS4 consoles were sold during the Destiny launch week than any previous week all year. The stat was revealed by Adam Boyes on the US PlayStation blog, although he did not detail exact numbers. In the UK the Destiny launched …

The FBI is investigating the abuse, and specifically the death threats, endured by Tropes vs Women creator Anita Sarkeesian. The IGDA earlier this month confirmed that it had discussed the issue with authorities, and now Polygon reports that the FBI is directly involved in the case. A representative of the …

Rupert Loman has told MCV that the planned destruction of Earls Court Exhibition Centre will not hinder the growth of the EGX event. The co-founder and CEO of Gamer Network, the parent of Eurogamer and host of the annual games show, was speaking ahead of the event’s sixth iteration next …

While still nascent, Right Pedal has four games under its belt and at the time of writing has its latest title featured on the Apple App Store worldwide.

Bethesda’s free FPS Quake Live is now available on Steam. The free-to-play title – based on Quake 3 – began life years ago as an in-browser shooter, with a standalone client replacing the browser version earlier this year before landing on PC’s largest distributor. While Quake Live remains free-to-play, extended …

2K Games is resurrecting its NHL 2K franchise, bringing a full-featured” edition of the series to iOS and Android devices later this year. The publisher details NHL 2K as a premium mobile title offering a full career mode, Free Skate, NHL Winter Classic, Shootout (including multiplayer) and three-on-three modes. The …

Steam is in the process of adding support for 11 new currencies from around the world, Valve has announced. Local currency from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, The Philippines and Singapore are now accepted via the PC games and software distributor. Support for Canada, Mexico, Norway, Turkey and Korea currencies will follow …

Activision has confirmed the first actual sales data for Bungie’s Destiny. The game sold-through” more than $325m worldwide in its first five days on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360, according to an assortment of data sources. With the publisher having already confirmed that it had sold $500m of …

The demo for Konami’s PES 2015 has been delayed in Europe on the same day it was supposed to arrive. A taster of the football sim was due out on PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 today (September 17th). However, there is now no confirmed date for its European …