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Mojang’s private-server service Minecraft Realms is now available in North America, the studio announced earlier today. The Minecraft service offers players the option to buy a premium subscription for Mojang to host a private server for friends, families, and other small groups. Subscriptions cost $13 per month, and provide 24/7 …

GameStop plans to increase its focus on gaming-adjacent” fields while phasing out its reliance on video games, CEO Paul Raines has announced. Games Industry reports on what Raines dubs as GameStop 3.0,” which will see the closing of 120-130 retail locations. The company will instead open between 200 and 250 …

New 4.1 update refines mobile workflow and makes hundreds of improvements

Team plans to hire more staff as it gears up for mass production

A Call of Duty player has had his house raided by a US SWAT team after a prank call from a defeated opponent. New York Post reports that over 60 armed officers and a helicopter were called to a Long Beach home after a telephone tip-off claiming that hoax victim, …

Microsoft’s former GM of Xbox Live Alex Garden named president of Zynga Studios

Tablet sales drop by nearly four million compared to the same period last year

The co-founder reveals all about the philosophy behind his new studio

Konami is going to open up the previously platform-specific Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes content. CVG reports that both the PlayStation-exclusive Dj Vu and Xbox-exclusive Jamais Vu missions will both be made available across all four consoles – PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360. Dj Vu sees the …

Two additional Mario Kart 8 Wii U bundles have been announced. Nintendo earlier today revealed the Mario Kart 8 Premium Pack: Special Edition. Now it has also detailed the Mario Kart 8 Red Mario Bundle and Mario Kart 8 Green Luigi Bundle. Both SKUs include a 32GB Wii U console …