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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 …

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

The disc could yet have some life left in it. Despite plummeting physical game sales in the UK, NPD reckons that US gamers still much prefer to purchase their games in a box. When price is equal 74 per cent of those who on console or PC play five or …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer says Microsoft and Rare are 'evaluating' their next step

Rockstar has released Fire TV versions of three 3D Grand Theft Auto titles. GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas are now all available for Amazon’s under-the-TV box, as well as its Kindle Fire tablet. San Andreas is priced at 6.99/$6.99 while the other two cost 2.99/$2.99 a piece. In …

Mark Warren, Perforce Software's marketing director for Europe, discusses how to bring games to market more quickly