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Kadokawa purchasing 80 per cent stake in From Software

Latest Plants vs Zombies on Xbox platforms will allow players to pay to advance quicker

Big-hitting live video sites such as WWE, Ustream and MLB are trailing in the wake of the phenomenon that is Twitch. A Qwilt report about live streaming usage reveals that Twitch claimed a 43.6 per cent share of the live video streaming audience in the US for the week of …

Film crew busts myth on landfill by finding boxes of long lost cartridges

Puzzle platformer received boost from discounts and promotions

BioWare’s Mass Effect could be the next IP in line for a next-gen re-release. As spotted by NeoGAF, Chilean retailer Zmart Games has posted listings for the Mass Effect Trilogy on both PS4 and Xbox One. The listings don’t specify either a release date or price – although the sheer …

Develop investigates how this country has become such a hotbed for new companies

Japanese publisher Kadokawa has acquired the studio behind cult action RPG series Dark Souls. Siliconera reports that Kadokawa, which owns Famitsu publisher Enterbrain, will next month take control of 80 per cent of From Software, ending the developer’s previous spell of independence. From CEO Naotoshi Zin says that the move …

DayZ was able to hold of Dark Souls II during its launch week to once again take the top spot Steam’s best sellers chart for the past week. The pair finished in the same order as the week prior, with Portal 2 on major discount climbing onto the list and …

Copies of 1982 release E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial have been literally unearthed from the New Mexico landfill Atari allegedly buried them in. Excavators made the discovery yesterday in a dig in Alamagordo, New Mexico – seemingly confirming the long-standing rumour that Atari attempted to rid itself of a massive disappointment by …