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Retailer GameStop has suggested that the latest cut-price Xbox One bundle is selling well. Microsoft’s 349/$399 SKU for the first time doesn’t include the Kinect 2.0 camera and as a result is 50/$100 cheaper than the bundle that does include Kinect. It went on sale on June 9th. "They went …

Publisher Ubisoft has distanced itself from claims that high workloads are behind its omission of playable female characters in the four-player co-op focused Assassin’s Creed: Unity. Ubisoft technical director James Therien yesterday said that adding playable women into the game would have created an unmanageable workload. Now, however, an official …

Mario Kart has repeated what it accomplished in both the UK and Japan by giving Wii U hardware sales a boost in the US. Analyst David Gibson says that the game sold 450,000 units in its first three days of release in America, boosting Wii U console sales by 4.1 …

Titanfall is the top selling title for Xbox One lifetime to date, according to Electronic Arts’ Peter Moore. Speaking with Game Informer, EA’s chief operating officer explained that the game is attaching well to the new console’s growing install base – though declined to state any specific figures. "Sales are …

Gaming focused property GameTrailers has been acquired from parent company Viacom by digital content distributor Defy Media. Polygon reports Defy also acquired associated properties Addicting Games and Shockwave in the deal. GameTrailers has provided gaming coverage in multiple formats since 2002, while Addicting Games and Shockwave host browser games. The …

Toylogic’s free-to-play online multiplayer title Happy Wars is on its way to Xbox One, Microsoft announced this week during its E3 press briefing. The game combines RPG and strategy mechanics, offering a short single player campaign along with up to 15 on 15 battles in multiplayer. A release window for …

Jonathan Cooper reveals secrets of series animation past

LA Convention Center ‘no longer a top-tier property’. E3 could move away from its Los Angeles home in 2016, according to the president of the event’s organiser the Entertainment Software Association. As reported by CNBC, Michael Gallagher said that the LA Convention Center is no longer a top-tier property” for …

A new trailer for Capcom’s Deep Down suggests the action RPG is coming on very nicely. The Dark Souls-esque short of the still un-dated PS4 title points to the game being a visual performer, offering tactical combat and a range of assorted monsters to tackle. Less positive, however, is confirmation …

Day two of E3 2014 is over and gamers have been treated to one of the best shows in recent memory. All three major platform holders have now taken to the stage, including Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo (well, not exactly). Meanwhile, the industry’s publishing giants including EA, Activision, Ubisoft and …