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PlayStation 4 has sold 4.2m units worldwide, Sony has revealed. The figure is up to December 28th, making it the biggest console launch of all time. Over 9.7m PS4 games have been sold, giving the console a 2.3 attach rate. In contrast, Xbox One has sold 3m units worldwide. Which …

Multiplayer shooter to be released on Xbox One, PS4 and PC later this year

New Alien IP coming to Xbox One and PS4 later this year

Apple reveals studio takings from its leading mobile marketplace

After months of rumours, Sega has now officially fessed up to the existence of Alien: Isolation. The game, developed by Creative Assembly, is a first-person survival horror that draw direct inspiration from the 1979 movie original that began the series. The game is due for release on PS4, Xbox One, …

Greg Martin, the man behind a huge number of classic 1990s video game covers, has passed away. Martin’s works include the likes of Adventure Island, Bonk’s Adventure, Pac-Man, Sonic CD, Aero The Acro-Bat and perhaps most famously Sonic the Hedgehogs 2 and 3. Greg was the exceptionally talented illustrator. He …

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Crytek development manager Katharina Hautz has joined Rovio Stockholm as senior producer. Hautz had been at Crytek for five years and worked on the single player and multiplayer aspects of titles including Crysis 2 and Crysis 3. The studio is currently working on an as yet unannounced project, although it …

Updated software adds enhanced Java, C# and C/C++ analysis

The developers behind digital smash-hit DayZ have warned that the game is unlikely to exit its Alpha phase before the end of the year. The game, which sold an amazing 800,000 copies in its first 18 days, is now available on Steam. Total sales now stand at over 875,000 copies. …