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Nintendo’s 3DS is still on top in Japan according to the latest sales data provided by Famitsu. This week the platform holder’s handheld sold a combined total of 41,183 units. This was helped by the fact that seven out of the Top Ten games were for the 3DS. Yokai Watch …

Fantasy Flight Games has teamed up with Firaxis Game to launch a board game based on hit video game franchise XCOM. XCOM: The Board Game, which is due out in Q4 2014, sees players take on a series of alien attacks and the game blends physical and digital play with …

Successfully Kickstarted indie platformer Shovel Knight has seen PC purchases account for 40 per cent of its month one sales. After a prolonged period of trying to furiously balance the books – which included five months where the development team were left unpaid – the game sold 75,000 copies in …

We take a pre-emptive tour of UKIE's seaside-themed booth

Print and digital editions out now, also features interviews with Raspberry Pi's Eben Upton and Media Molecule's Siobhan Reddy

Assassin’s Creed: Rogue is now official and coming to PS3 and Xbox 360. As rumoured yesterday, the game will be released on November 11th. That’s two weeks after Assassin’s Creed: Unity which is due out on PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 28th. Nintendo fans will be particularly displeased …

Reflections, Pitbull and Eutechnyx signed up for September 3rd event

GES to host cosplay competition during Dare Protoplay this week

Nvidia has set the European launch of its Shield Tablet gaming device for this year’s Gamescom. The event in Cologne will run from August 14th to 17th, with the Shield Tablet set for release on the first day of the show. The Tablet, which allows players to play Android titles …

Microsoft is including a 12-inch Master Chief statue in its 169.99 Halo Collection special edition. The Artfx model sees the Chief posing with a Battle Rifle and comes with two sets of interchangeable arms so he can be displayed in different poses. The Halo: The Master Chief Collection Mjolnir Edition, …