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PS4 may not be freely available in all current regions until this summer. We’re struggling to keep up with demand,” PlayStation boss Andrew House told The Wall Street Journal. Conservatively, as we get into the early summer months, we’ll be closer to a full supply situation.” Demand is said to …

UK developer Eutechnyx on what it looks for in graduates applying for its Level Up Academy

UK retailer GAME has added to its already extensive digital cards offer with the introduction of Battle.net credit. Sold in denominations of 15, the credit can be redeemed via Blizzard’s online games service for titles such as Starcraft II, Diablo III, Hearthstone and World of Warcraft. Bringing Battle.net gift cards …

Vacancies at Rockstar, Playground Games and App Annie

Ubisoft will release a new entry in the Far Cry series in the first half of next year, a new report has claimed. Eurogamer says it has confirmed that Far Cry 4 will be set in the Himalayas, as has been previously suggested by Superannuation. Both Far Cry and Far …

Publisher will shut down mobile developer this month

Activision’s Leeds-based mobile developer will close by the end of the month, the publisher has said. The Blast Furnace’s 47 staff face redundancy, although the company has told us that it is seeking new homes for some of the employees. Activision revealed in January it was ‘exploring options’ for the …

Obsidian Entertainment believes its new online military combat title can hold its own against Wargaming’s world-dominating World of Tanks. Announced today at GDC, Armored Warfare is an PC title that puts players in command of modern day tanks and pits them against other players, or against AI-controlled enemies in a …

2013 was a bumper year for the UK games media, but who came out on top? MCV has obtained the latest ComScore stats for the last 12 months, which shows that – perhaps unsurprisingly – IGN was the top UK video games website by a huge margin. It’s also a …

Microsoft’s Xbox One has been the best-selling games console for four weeks in a row, MCV understands. The machine has benefited from a 30 price cut, while the launch of Titanfall last week caused a surge in console sales of 96 per cent. But retailers have told MCV that PS4 …