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Just a couple of days from release, WWE 2K14 has received a change in price. Games the Shop was first to drop the price from the earlier MRP of Rs 2,999 to Rs 2,499, but the new price has since also been adopted by other retailers like Flipkart and Game4u, …

Grand Theft Auto V shipments are closing in on 29m copies, Take-Two has announced. The publisher revealed the staggering figure as part of its latest quarterly earnings report, adding that the game’s has surpassed the lifetime total for Grand Theft Auto IV units shipped. "[Grand Theft Auto V is an] …

Take-Two is reinvesting massive revenues into ten next-generation titles

Take-Two interactive has released its financial results for Q2 2014, reporting a huge spike in net revenue thanks to Grand Theft Auto V. Earnings for GTA V weren’t included in the publisher’s GAAP net revenue, which came in at $148.8m for the quarter – compared to $273.1m during the same …

EA's mobile sales are down from last quarter, but key titles hold course from last year

Publisher pulls in $695m in revenue

Development of free-to-play Command & Conquer ceases

Hotsauce Interactive founder and TV chat show host hired to help firm 'change its thinking'

Troubled retailer Blockbuster has confirmed that it will not be honouring PS4 or Xbox One pre-orders. The chain announced its intention to re-enter administration earlier today. It has this afternoon been asked a number of times on Twitter about next-gen console pre-orders, to which it has been replying: We are …

A free trial version of Kinect Sports Rivals will be made available as a download for all Xbox One owners. It’s called Kinect Sports Rivals Preseason and includes wake racing, which is one of the six disciplines featured in the full game – the others being bowling, tennis, football (soccer), …