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UK retailer GAME has finally confirmed what has been on the cards for months – it’s going to float itself on the stock exchange. It will be doing so under the name GAME Digital. It’s a remarkable change of fortunes for a company that in March 2012 fell into administration, …

Hollywood news site Variety says YouTube is to acquire Twitch. The video site will purportedly pay $1bn for the broadcast site, which has risen to prominence off the back of its deep involvement with games streaming, both from big sports shows down to personal feeds run by individuals. In recent …

Another week, another victory for DayZ on Steam’s top ten sellers chart. Bohemia Interactive’s Early Access title finished on top of the heap yet again, finishing ahead of pre-orders for the ever-approaching Watch Dogs. Arma 3 finished in third as well, adding to Bohemia’s dominance. Around the usual suspects – …

Military fund drive 8-Bit Salute of Operation Supply Drop was attacked by hackers over the weekend, organizers have confirmed. The charity’s main URL was hit with a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack less than 30 minutes into the event. The site had since been restored after the initial attack, …

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 …

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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 …