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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 …

Just how popular is the Steam sale, really? Well, according to the makers of quirky platform game Fez, very. The game was downloaded 105,000 times in just 48 hours, the game’s developer Phil Fish tweeted last week. The critically acclaimed game was 50 per cent off last week, and was …

The US government has designated pro League of Legends players as professional athletes, allowing participants to acquire visas for international tournaments. Riot Games eSports manager Nick Allen explained to GameSpot how the development was huge for international events. The United States government recognizes League of Legends pro players as professional …

Electronic Arts has closed its German-based studio EA Phenmoic as part of the publisher’s company-wide realignment. Games Industry cites several sources that confirmed the shutting down of the development house, putting all 60 of its employees out of work. The studio had worked on free-to-play and strategy titles including Spellforce …

Sony has given up its appeal against the fine issued by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office regarding negligence in the famed hack of Playstation Network in 2011. CVG reports the firm was assessed a 250,000 penalty at the beginning of this year and, after going through the initial appeal process, …

Pro Evolution Soccer dev latest to fall victim to security breach