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Digital may be the industry’s biggest market, but consumers still prefer to buy games in a box. Analysts Kantar WorldPanel revealed that two-thirds (72 per cent) of consumers are buying boxed products only. It follows estimates from Screen Digest, which showed that digital games last year generated more revenue than …

Mobile and electronics firm wants to beat Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus to market, sources claim

Amid uncertainty in the games market, GAME has decided it is time to float on the stock market once again. Risky? Martyn Gibbs tells MCV why it is anything but… Why IPO now and what’s the aim? It has been a lot of work getting us to today. But the …

Minecraft will arrive on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PS Vita this August, Mojang has announced. It’ll cost $20 on the new platforms, but those with who have already purchased the PS3/Xbox 360 version can upgrade to their next-gen counterpart for just $5. The upgrade program will be available for …

Galaxy mobile device maker Samsung is apparently working on its own VR headset, with the company reportedly aiming to beat both Oculus Rift and Sony’s Project Morpheus to market. Engadget reports Samsung is pushing to announce the headset in 2014, in route to the firm’s ultimate goal of having the …

Deep Silver has officially unveiled the rumoured Metro Redux, revealing the product packs remasters of both Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light. The whole of 4A Games’ FPS franchise will be offered as a $24.99 digital offering that packages the two remasters as separate downloads, as well as in a …

French media giant Vivendi is to sell-off more of its investment in Activision Blizzard. Vivendi was once a majority stakeholder in the Call of Duty publisher but that stake will now drop below six per cent as the firm offers a further 41.5m shares of Activision Blizzard stock. It’s a …

Nine developers awarded grants for 2014, but future of the scheme is unclear

How Just Add Water used Unity to restore one of the 90’s most unlikely cult puzzle-platforming games

John Broomhall talks to composer Daniel Olsén about his work on Simogo's critically acclaimed iOS thriller