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Tetris has amassed more than 425 million paid mobile downloads, more than the combined sales of boxed software. The Game Boy version of Tetris sold 35 million copies, with boxed products altogether selling around 70 million, according to the founder of The Tetris Company. Develop has more details.

With PlayStation and Facebook heavily backing VR, the tech is on the cusp of truly taking off

Hot on the heels of the Nvidia GTX Titan Z, AMD has revealed its own dual-processor GPU behemoth – the R9 295X2. Essentially two R9 290X’s on a single card, the new GPU squares off firmly against the Titan Z with one significant difference. The Titan Z costs $2,999. The …

British composer Henry Jackman has said that Disney is working on Wreck-it Ralph 2. Jackman scored the first film. His other credits include X-Men: First Class and GI Joe Retaliation. I can’t tell you more, not because I’m being coy, but I believe that it is officially on the cards,” …

Microsoft’s impressive efforts to continue upgrading the Xbox One have taken a step forward with yet more features confirmed for the next update. Incoming functions include: Added 50Hz output to Blu-ray content where supported Firmware updates for both the controller and headsets to improve wireless connectivity and reduce audio static …

That’s when you know you’ve made it, right? Last weekend’s episode of The Simpsons featured a Minecraft-style intro that has left even the game’s creator Markus Persson in awe. The Simpsons did a Minecraft couch gag,” he said. I’m not sure how I feel about it. I STILL feel a …

Henk Rogers says value proposition of games has been "screwed up" by free titles

Founder of Epic says virtual reality will be used by ‘billions of people’ in ten years time

Another indie game has reported a strong performance on Nintendo systems. The official Titter account for Retro City Rampage has revealed that the game has made more money on 3DS than it has Xbox 360, even if it hasn’t matched the unit sales seen on Microsoft’s machine. Retro City Rampage …

Hayes joins the board following £250,000 investment from Mercia Fund