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Ahead of its official worldwide release tomorrow, Destiny has claimed a big UK sales milestone. Retailer GAME says that the Activision shooter has become its most pre-ordered new IP ever – not a bad achievement considering that it comes less than ten months into the new console cycle. We look …

The Amazon Fire Phone may only be available via O2 in the UK. That’s according to The Financial Times, which says that Amazon is in advanced talks” with O2. If true, the agreement would mirror that which in the US saw Fire Phone available only through AT&T. Regardless, Fire Phone …

Playing titles competitively is becoming an increasingly desirable career for many gamers. MCV looks at the pro-gaming products you should be stocking You’ve seen it online, you’ve read it in the very pages of MCV – eSports is big business. The rapid explosion of interest in gamers playing and watching …

Upcoming Wii U title was once a far more traditional Legend of Zelda experience. That all changed, however, once Nintendo’s development boss Shigeru Miyamoto intervened. At first, when [Koei Tecmo development producer] Hayashi-san approached me, he wanted to make this title closer to a Zelda game than a Dynasty Warriors …

Three leading experts in video games merchandise will discuss the future of this booming sector at Games Retail 2020. The September 16th event will look at the future of games retailing and takes place at BAFTA in Central London. You can book your tickets here. The merchandise panel will include …

A dedicated controller designed to suit the needs of virtual reality titles could well be in development at Oculus Rift. Having claimed that traditional joypads [aren’t] necessarily the right input for what you said, rich interactions in virtual reality” Oculus founder Palmer Luckey was asked by Polygon when Oculus would …

Slender: The Arrival will finally arrive on consoles later this month, developer Blue Isle Studios has revealed. The game will be released on PS3 on September 23rd and then on Xbox 360 on September 24th. The Arrival, which was announced for consoles in January, is a commercial spin-off of the …

Team17’s Debbie Bestwick offers expert tips on how to fund your indie projects

Prototype was shelved for Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

SuperMoon Games gears up for first launch as founders "leave corporate gigs behind"