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Mobile platformer Leo’s Fortune has made it to the top of both the iPad and iPhone UK charts. This is the game’s first week at No.1 – when it launched last week it made it to No.2. The title was met with critical acclaim when it was released on April …

Microsoft will take control of the next-gen race in North America if it releases a cut price Xbox One without Kinect, analyst IDC has claimed. International Data Corporation predicts that while PS4 will have the single biggest share of the market in 2016 with 51m hardware units sold globally, Microsoft …

OK, it’s not quite the smartphone app we may have expected but a new Mario Kart 8 web service seems to be a step in the right direction for Nintendo. Going under the name Mario Kart TV, it will let players access race highlights and, if logged in with their …

Sony has detailed exactly how owners of the PS+ edition of DriveClub will be able to access the missing content. DriveClub will release either as a full PS4 game or as a free download for PlayStation Plus users. This latter version, despite being feature rich, skips many of the tracks …

A range of Mario-themed figures will use near field communication have been unveiled by Nintendo. Going under the name NFP (NFC Featured Platform or Nintendo Figurine Platform), the range will use a base station peripheral that is compatible with both Wii U and 3DS. It will use infra-red to talk …

Both EA and Activision are benefiting in the stock market, following better than expected financial results reported earlier this week. Games Industry reports EA shares increased nearly 17 per cent to $32.72 earlier today, while Activision was up 7 per cent to $20.58. "We believe EA has the lineup to …

The beta release of Bungie’s Destiny is now set for July, Activision Blizzard revealed during its quarterly financial report. The beta’s release window was originally targeted for Spring 2014, and subsequently adjusted to Summer 2014 earlier this year. It will arrive on PS3 and PS4 first, and shortly after on …

Disney Interactive saw a 38 per cent increase in revenue during its Q2 2014 period, according to a new earnings report released by the Disney Company. For the three-month period ending on March 29th, Disney Interactive earned $268m in revenue – up from $194m during the same period in 2013. …

Sunbreak Games’ Jason Behr reveals why his team chose Marmalade to create the enchanting Buddy & Me

Upcoming 3DS title Tomodachi life will not allow gamers to marry others of the same sex. The platform holder went to great lengths to correct reports last month that it had patched out a gay marriage bug” in the game, stressing that gay marriage was never an option in the …