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Only seven individual console titles scored 90 per cent or higher on Metacritic in 2013 – by far” the lowest number in a single year since the last-gen consoles arrived. When PC and handheld games are added into the mix the total reaches 18, matching 2012. PlayStation formats were the …

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Q-Games thanks fans for 'phenomenal' sales

VP of development James Macauley assumes role as acting chief executive

Hello Games’ Guildford office was flooded during the Christmas holidays after torrential rain stormed the town. The nearby riverbank broke, leading to what the studio described as a "biblical amount" of water pouring in through the windows. Tweeting on Christmas Eve, the Joe Danger and No Man’s Sky developer said …

A disc-less Xbox One was at one stage very much a possibility. That’s the admission from Microsoft Studios boss Phil Spencer, who told OXM that a real discussion” took place regarding whether the company could get away” with a purely digital-only machine. The decision to stick with discs was made …

Michael Acton Smith awarded honour for turning Mind Candy into UK success story

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New Wii U and 3DS owners were unable to purchase digital content for their new machines for much of the Christmas break. The problems began on Christmas day and persisted for the best part of a week. Nintendo was even forced to postpone the launch of Pokemon Bank and Pokemon …