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Official figures from Apple have revealed a record-breaking nine million sales of its new iPhones in just three days. Comparatively, theiPhone 5 experienced sales of five millionon its debut weekend and theiPhone 4S hit four million. Meanwhile, iOS 7 is now up and running on more than 200 million devices. …

Updated kits and squad rosters are the only addition to the 3DS version of FIFA 14. EA has confirmed that "FIFA 14 Legacy Edition delivers unmatched authenticity that reflects the current football season with updated kits and rosters but no updates to gameplay or game modes". It was revealed last …

One of the more unusual video games retailers has abandoned the sector. Petrol stations run by BP had stocked a limited number of games in recent years, namely big blockbusters like Call of Duty, alongside driving titles such as Codemasters’ F1 series. Last year the fuelling giant even suggested it …

From Battlefield to Titanfall, EA has a huge line-up of triple-A next-gen blockbusters. MCV talks to EA Games label boss Patrick Sderlund about improving BioWare, beating Call of Duty and his love for PlayStation… At Gamescom there was a lot of noise around Titanfall. It’s from the makers of Call …

A day one match is needed before PES 2014 is able to offer online multiplayer, Konami as confirmed. That’s not a problem, of course, as one would not intend to take the game online were they not to have an internet connection. The patch unlocks the Friendly Match Lobby, Ranking …

RPG uses new game engine codenamed Panta Rhei to create procedurally generated dungeons

Call of Duty exec Mark Rubin on the effect rising development costs are having on big and small studios

Tesco has entered the tablet market with the Hudl. Althoughearly rumours suggestedthe device would cost under 100, Tesco has revealed today that it will cost 119 and go on sale from September 30th. The device comes with a 1.5Ghz quad-core processor, 7-inch screen, 16GB of storage, front and rear-facing cameras …

Sony’s Shuhei Yoshida has confirmed that PS4 RPG Deep Down will be a free-to-play title. The game, which was earlier this year confirmed as being a PS4 exclusive, is expected to go into open beta close” to PS4’s Japanese launch date of February 22nd. Sony has previously said that F2P …

'That is the thing I regret the most,' says the outgoing Microsoft CEO on the firm's missed opportunities