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Hyperkin has set an official release for its near-all-in-one old school RetroN 5 console, and it’s not in line with Amazon’s listing from last week. The (currently unavailable) pre-order page that briefly appeared on Amazon listed the console’s release date as October 31st. Hyperkin has since confirmed the date was …

Rome II and Payday 2 duplicated their previous performance on this week’s Steam sales charts, while more than one horror title appears to be on its way out of the top ten. The Early Access version of 22 Cans’ Godus climbed to number three on the charts, while the port …

PC download service Steam will make three announcements in its bid to wrestle control of the living room from PS4 and Xbox One. Steam launched ‘Big Picture’ mode last year, which was a user-interface that made Steam games ideal for play on televisions and controllers. It worked but isn’t a …

US firm to reveals its plans for the living room on Monday

Rockstar's latest smashes records set by The Avengers and Call of Duty: Black Ops II

InMCV’s weekly round-up of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, Jonathan Fargher is set to join Activision in October and we also look at the best positions available. PLAYSTATION’S FARGHER DEPARTS TO BECOME HEAD OF UK PR AT ACTIVISION The publisher has appointed Jonathan Fargher as head of …

Grand Theft Auto V has made $1bn in three days. That’s faster than any other entertainment product in history, including movies. It is 12 days faster than Call of Duty: Black Ops II (which was released on more consoles) and 16 days faster than the Avengers movie. Grand Theft Auto …

Business networking event returns to Paris on December 3rd

Sony’s PS3 exclusive Beyond: Two Souls is to get its own round of lock-ins at UK retailer GAME. The events actually kicked off yesterday (sorry Southampton, Plymouth and Norwich) but continue tonight with a further 34 planned between now and October 9th. Refreshments will be provided and those placing an …

Peace One Day charity scheme seeks donations from game community