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Rockstar is set to give each Grand Theft Auto Online player $500,000 of in-game currency as compensation for its server issues. The deposits will be made in two payments, each of $250,000, and only applies to GTA Online players who have played the game during October. The developer said it …

Rocksmith 2014, the latest installment of Ubisoft’s guitar learning game, will release later this month, distributor E-xpress Interactive announced today. The game will be available in two editions. The Cable Edition will include the game and a cable to connect your guitar to your PC or console. This edition is …

Publisher Activision Blizzard is free of its former parent Vivendi. After its plans for a buyout were initially blocked, the company announced this weekend that it had at last completed the transaction. To do so it had to acquire 429m shares and certain tax attributes” from Vivendi at a total …

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has claimed it’s second UKIE Gfk Chart-Track All Formats UK No.1 after two weeks at the top for EA’s FIFA 14. Nintendo’s 3DS RPGs Pokemon X and Pokemon Y debut in third and fourth place respectively, with week one sales doubling last year’s Black 2 …

Main competition deadline is October 19th, student competition closes October 31st

Mad Catz confirms feature, but consumers will have to wait until after launch

Dual-trackpads prove quite flexible across genres

A free-to-play version of NetherRealm Studios’ upcoming Batman: Arkham Origins is in development for iOS and Android, publisher Warner Bros. has announced. The brawler pits Batman against a number of DC Comics’ most deadly assassins,” with victories earning players unique” Batsuits, in-game currency, and other rewards. No word yet how …

Nintendo will allow Wii U and 3DS developers to implement cross-platform multiplayer with other consoles and devices, according to indie developer Ripstone. Ripstone’s co-founder Phil Gaskell told Eurogamerthat Nintendo recently agreed to the studio’s request to include cross-play for its title Pure Chess – which is already out on PS3 …

Civilization V is out in front of yet another Steam weekly software sales chart filled with aging hits on special. Civ V’s Gold Edition finished first, while its Brave New World expansion grabbed the sixth spot. Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise also filled multiple chart positions, with a discounted Assassin’s Creed …