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Halo: The Master Chief Collection – a bundle packing remastered versions of the four numbered Halo releases – will reportedly launch later this year on Xbox One. Engadget sources claim the package features Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2, Halo 3 and Halo 4 – but omits other titles in the …

In MCV’s round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Liongsate appoints a new head of its video games division and Apple is hiring a technical support advisor. Lionsgate appoints Levin as head of video games division The Hollywood studio has hired Peter Levin as president of interactive …

Sony is continuing its roll-out of the slimmed down Vita PCH-2000 with a launch Down Under next month. The trimmed down handheld will launch in Australia on June 4th with an RRP of AUS$269.96 (150), which is a good 30 less than the RRP it carries in the UK. The …

Rockstar North, Codemasters and Kwalee on the hunt for new recruits

EA’s Xbox One, 360 and PC shooter Titanfall was the best selling game in the US in April. It was also the best selling game in the UK in April. That means it has topped the monthly charts in both countries for two months in a row. However, Sony says …

EA has released a companion app for multiplayer shooter Titanfall on both iOS and Android. As well as offering an assortment of info regarding the game’s universe, characters, weapons and maps it also allows player to track their stats from the console and PC game. It will also connect with …

Ubisoft has reiterated its desire to release an Assassin’s Creed title on last-gen titles this year. The publisher first said that an AC game would hit PS3 and Xbox 360 when it announced Assassin’s Creed: Unity for PS4, Xbox One and PC in March. Now CVG reports that Ubisoft boss …

The PlayStation Vita is no longer the only device that can stream PS4 games. Kotaku reports that Sony’s still Japanese-only Vita TV streaming device has added PS4 streaming to its repertoire using the same tech as is used in the dedicated handheld. Vita TV got a lot of attention when …

More of Future’s proposed cuts to its games department are coming to light. The entire games portfolio is set to lose 13 members from its 51-strong team. And the websites of Edge, OXM, ONM and OPM could be closed. This was assumed yesterday when we discovered that CVG faces closure …

UKTI and TIGA trade show programme gives delegates expo space and marketing opportunities