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February is not traditionally a big sales month, but this year was even quieter than usual. Where in 2013 there was a 1.9m decline in month-on-month sales between January and February, this decrease was to the tune of 16.4m in 2014. This is due to the lack of releases on …

The grand digital vision for Xbox One has not been forgotten. That’s the message from Xbox boss Phil Spencer who told GameSpot at GDC that the future for the company’s console remains very much digital-focused. "We believe in a digital future on our box," Spencer said. "I know when I …

The high-end graphics card market has just been redefined. Nvidia has overnight announced the GTX Titan Z – effectively two Titan Black’s on a single card. The monster device houses an incredible 12GB of video RAM and is epcifically engineered for multi-monitor and 5K gaming thanks to its two GK110 …

DICE has followed news of a delay to Battlefield 4’s Naval Strike DLC on PC by announcing that it will also be late to Xbox One. The studio says that issues in the animation system that hinder players from engaging targets in set circumstances using popular weapon configurations” is the …

Once there were PCs. Then there were mobiles. Next there will be virtual reality. That’s the prediction of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg who last night told investors following his acquisition of Oculus that the move was made with an eye on the long-term future of computing. [VR is] the next …

Future CEO Mark Wood is to step down, with CFO Zillah Byng-Maddick taking his place. Byng-Maddick was only appointed CFO in November. Wood will remain on the board for the time being. Zillah has been a phenomenon since she came aboard, re-organising the Finance function and transforming the way we …

Oculus Rift offers 'a new medium allowing people to connect in an entirely new way'

Dota 2 documentary Free to Play had over 5.5m viewers over this past weekend, according to Valve. The company revealed the figure in a statement released this week, further claiming the numbers make it one of the largest debuts of any documentary film.” Free to Play – created internally at …

Bohemia Interactive attempted an Arma 2 port for Xbox 360 that ultimately didn’t pan out, the developer has revealed. In an interview with Eurogamer, Arma 2 project lead Joris-Jan van t’ Land discussed the attempt to port the popular PC shooter to Microsoft’s 360 console, but ultimately determined the team …

'Facebook creeps me out'