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Capcom is getting some seriously good mileage out of its 2009 hit, Street Fighter IV. Following on from 2010’s Super Street Fighter IV and 2011 Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (that was meant to be the final version by the way), comes Ultra Street Fighter IV. The new game …

Charitable outfit Playmob encourages developers of every kind to embrace Peace One Day

Microsoft has admitted it got the messaging on Xbox One wrong. Speaking with IGN, Xbox division corporate vice president Marc Whitten said, shame on us” for failing to communicate its future vision for console gaming in a way that excited consumers. We’ve got to just talk more, get people understanding …

PlayStation dominated a decent month for UK games retail in June. PS3 was the best selling console, The Last of Us the No.1 game, while Sony was the most successful publisher. For the first time in years, more PS3 titles were sold last month than on any other platform. PS3 …

It’s week five for The Last of Us at No.1. The PS3 exclusive continues to dominate and will continue to dominate because there’s almost nothing out for retailers to sell this summer. There was one game of note out this week, Nintendo RPG Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros. The …