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Warner Bros third game in the Arkham series has entered the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 in first place. Batman: Arkham Origins only managed to sell around half the units achieved by its predecessor, Arkham City, in its first week although it matches the performance of the first …

Yash Raj Films is investing $2 million in a console game based on upcoming film Dhoom 3, which will be developed by an international studio. Our attempt is to establish Dhoom as a brand like Spiderman," YRF’s VP of licensing and merchandising Rohit Sobti told Medianama, adding that the company …

Sony gives players access to PS4 social features and PS Store through mobile and tablets

Update 1.50 needed for most features, but suspend/resume mode delayed past launch

CM Storm has launched The Devastator keyboard-mouse combo, featuring a backlit keyboard and optical mouse at a budget price. The MS2K mouse features a low-profile design and on-the-fly DPI switching (800/1200/2000). The MB24 membrane-based keyboard features laser-etched, textured keycaps. The keyboard sports dedicated multimedia keys and blue LED backlighting, with …

This past weekend’s PlayStation Network beta test for Dark Souls II in North and South America has been rescheduled, thanks mainly in part to participants running into server problems. Joystiq reports that the beta switch for the anticipated sequel was indeed flipped, but multiple issues largely kept PS3 owners with …

Infinity Ward has teased what will apparently be a new mode featuring aliens in Call of Duty: Ghosts. Polygon reports Infinity Ward released a teaser video for Extinction, which shows smoke transform from the title’s skull logo into the face of what would appear to be an alien. The site …

Warner Bros. latest Dark Knight effort Batman: Arkham Origins finished ahead of indie gem The Stanley Parable to grab the top spot on this week’s Steam top ten sellers list. Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 finished behind the pair in third, while Football Manager 2014 grabbed the fourth spot. …

Baird Research analyst Colin Sebastian has predicted that Xbox One will enjoy slightly higher launch window unit sales than its rival PS4. Part of his reasoning is the fact that eBay listings for Xbox One are currently attracting mark-ups in the region of 60 per cent, while PS4 mark-ups are …

Uhrman says cloud gaming could enhance certain games for the microconsole