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Titanfall’s US launch was last night disrupted after a short stint of Xbox Live downtime. Microsoft’s console network experienced what the platform holder described as limited” service for around five hours last night, leaving many gamers unable to take EA’s new multiplayer shooter online. Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hyrb confirmed on …

Online stores and supermarkets failed to capitalize on mass store closures in the UK last year, as High Street stores emerged as the biggest sellers of physical video games. The latest figures – released by ERA based on Chart-Track figures – show that the likes of GAME, Argos and HMV …

PlayStation was the only console brand to increase its video games sales last year. According to ERA based on GfK Chart-Track data, the number of PS4, PS3, PS2, Vita, PSP games sold last year was 11.4m, an increase of 1.8 per cent over 2012. These games combined generated 372m, a …

PC gaming network Raptr has reached 22m members worldwide, the company has revealed. Raptr CEO Dennis Fong announced that the service is now being used in over 100 countries, adding that an average of 1.5m new players join each month – thanks in large part to the firm’s recently released …

Casual games platform Big Fish has announced a partnership with Coinbase to accept BitCoin currency as payment for games and in-app purchases. The new payment option is available now for the company’s Windows PC and Mac titles. Users can use the digital currency to buy products direct from Big Fish’s …

Oculus has announced the appointment of VR veteran Atman Binstock as its new chief architect. The company announced the new hire today in a post on its blog, adding that Binstock’s first task will be to put together a research and development team based in the Seattle area. Binstock was …

Update:E-xpress Interactive has confirmed that it will distributeMetal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes in India in India, and also confirmed the Rs 1,999 price point for the game. The Indian release date for the game is 21st March. Original story E-xpress Interactive is likely to be the new distributor for …

RPG fans are going to have to wait until next February to get their hands on the latest The Witcher game. Developer CD Projekt RED announced that the title will be delayed in an open letter on their website. In this, it said that the game could have been released …

Atman Binstock leading R&D team at new Seattle base

Former Mobile Pie creative director leaves North American casual games dev