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A lot has been written about PlayStation’s remarkable journey over the last few years. It has turned PS3 into a winner after a tumultuous launch, and has seemingly denied Xbox an easy win on the start of the next generation. But its real victory lately has been reengaging with the …

A day after Disney hailed the success of Disney Infinity, rival Activision has emphasised the on going dominance of its own toy/games crossover brand. The publisher has announced that the Skylanders IP has to date generated over $1.5bn in global revenue and has been the best selling console and handheld …

'We need much better official statistics on the true size and shape of the game industry,' says Jo Twist

Those wanting to buy both the current and next-gen versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts have a number of options open to them. The process is slightly different depending on which version you opt for you, according to Eurogamer. PS3 copies of the game, which is out on November 5th, …

As well as taking retail by storm, Grand Theft Auto V has also dominated social networks. Twitter UK has revealed that in the last 24 hours alone Rockstar’s game has been mentioned more than two million times on the service. GTA V has also been gaining wide attention across the …

Microsoft is set to introduce prepaid currency cards in India, which will be usable across Xbox Live, Windows 8 and Windows Phone. With Microsoft Points being retired, users are now able to pay for digital purchases via local currency. Once the card is redeemed, the money will be added to …

The new London studio formed by ex-Playfish devs set to take on Clash of Clans

John Earner, Simon Hade and ex Mind Candy CTO Toby Moore form new start-up Space Ape

Only one other game has ever settled on a 98 per cent average on reviews aggregation site Metacritic – can you guess what it is? Yes, it’s Grand Theft Auto IV. And it now looks as if its successor Grand Theft Auto V is on track to join it. Almost …

Tech shifts mean chip is 'finally usable in a console'