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Felix Kjellberg – aka PewDiePie – was the most watched person on YouTube in the second half of 2013. The divisive 24 year old Swede, who now lives in the UK and made his name thanks to a string of highly successful gaming videos, beat the likes of Miley Cyrus, …

Tencent’s free-to-play shooter CrossFire brought in revenues of nearly $1 billion in 2013. That’s according to research fromSuperDatawhich found that the SmileGate-developed title brought in over 50 per cent more revenue than Riot Games’ hugely successful MoBA League of Legends – also published by Tencent – which took $624 million …

Shares drop to less than 12,000 yen on Tokyo Stock Exchange

Free-to-play shooter smashes revenues from Riot Games MoBA League of Legends which brought in $624m

Disney has opted against renewing the Star Wars 1313 trademark. The game, once in development at the now defunct LucasArts, was not only one of the as-of-then unannounced next-gen’s poster boys but was also the galaxy’s best hope for a Star Wars game that finally fulfilled the IPs destiny. However, …

18 per cent was wiped off the value of Nintendo o the Tokyo Stock Exchange following last week’s turbulence. The company’s share price opened at 12,180 this morning having closed at 14,645 on Friday. Nintendo’s price is down 25 per cent compared to the 16,130 it was trading at on …

EA’s FIFA 14 is No.1 yet again this week, marking the eighth time it has topped the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. It’s the largest number of top spots a single title has claimed since the 10 weeks achieved by Zumba Fitness back in 2011. The top four …

A Fable Trilogy bundle containing Fable Anniversary, Fable 2, and Fable 3 is in the works for Xbox 360, Microsoft has revealed. A company spokesperson confirmed to Gamespot that the bundle is real, and will arrive alongside the original Fable’s HD remake, Fable Anniversary. "The Fable Trilogy bundle in the …

Disney Infinity has moved 3m starter packs since its launch, Disney Interactive has announced. President of Disney Interactive Jimmy Pitaro revealed the figure to the New York Times, following the game’s inclusion in the latest NPD monthly report. We’re thrilled that families and gamers alike have embraced Disney Infinity,” Pitaro …

The dominance of Early Access titles DayZ, Rust, and Starbound is evident again this week, as the trio continues to set the pace on the Steam’s latest top sellers chart. The games finished first, second, and third respectively – ahead of The Banner Saga in fourth, and Next Car Game …