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It has been estimated that PS4 sold 66 per cent more units than Xbox One in the US in November. Michael Pachter has said in his most recent investor note that he believes PS4 sold 1.25m consoles in the region throughout the month and that Xbox One sold 750k. Note …

First video footage of Joe Danger studio's ambitious sci-fi exploration game

Lite version of 3D animation software upgraded with scripting and export improvements

Leaked artwork suggests UK developed sci-fi game will be called Alien Isolation

Criterion tipped to be working on EA's flagship shooter series, Dead Space dev Visceral also rumoured

Xbox Live Arcade and PSN title Skullgirls looks likely to be removed from sale in the near future. Polygon reports that Lab Zero Games design director Mike Zaimont confirmed via a Twitch stream that Sony had informed him of a request to remove the game (which was made without the …

A new video demonstrating the tech powering Ubisoft’s The Division points to a very exciting looking next-gen release. The footage, which can be seen below, was shown over the weekend at the VGX Awards. It details the huge advances promised by the game’s Snowdrop engine – if it delivers on …

America’s National Security Agency has been spying on users of Xbox Live and World of Warcraft, according to new documents. The revelation is the latest in along line of leaks stemming from Edward Snowden and published by, amongst others, The Guardian. A new document published today entitled ‘Exploiting Terrorist Use …

The weekend’s VGX Awards offered up the first gameplay footage from upcoming Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break. The Remedy-developed title revolves around an experiment that has effectively ‘broken’ time, effectively paving the way for a number of set-pieces in which the game takes place. Players will as a result be …

Did you read about that lad who paid 450 for a photo of an Xbox One? The story was big news last week after Nottingham Post reported that 19 year-old Peter Clatworthy had paid 450 for a picture of an Xbox One on eBay. He thought he’d paid for an …