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In what is being described as an innovative new strategy”, a new Intellectual Property Crime Unit has been formed to help fight UK piracy. The Unit has the power to seize assets and shut down sites found to be hosting pirated material. Furthermore, it pledges to work with online advertisers, …

London based agency 77PR has been appointed to handle Nintendo UK’s consumer lifestyle PR. The company previously worked with Nintendo on the Wii U’s launch in December 2012. From this point on it will also handle consumer press relations regarding game and hardware launches. Specialist and technology press enquiries will …

Sony’s critically adored The Last of Us has claimed its third successive No.1 in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Digital sensation Minecraft enters the listings in second place following tis long-awaited boxed release. In fact, it’s an unusually busy Top Ten this week with no less than …

NaturalMotion offers new fully-integrated animation package

Decline in current generation not a sign of fading sector, claims Sony worldwide studios president

Former Ignition GM at the helm of independent developer and publisher's first Asian office

Company of Heroes 2 is on top of Steam’s top ten selling products chartin consecutive weeks, finishing ahead of a slew of new releases and discounted titles. Activison’s licensed Deadpool game grabbed the runner-up spot, right ahead of the recently released indie roguelike Rogue Legacy – a pleasant surprise reaching …

GAME Retail has cut the price of its GTA V special edition by 10. The firm’s exclusive special edition is now available for 59.99, with an extra 5 off for customers who enter the code GTAFIVER at checkout (more information right here). The original price was 64.99. MCV understand that …

Precursor Games founding member and former Silicon Knights director Ken McCulloch has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of involvement with child pornography. Polygon reports McCulloch was arrested by the Niagara Regional Police earlier this week, after detectives executed a search warrant at his home in St. Catharines, Ontario. …

Continuing the recent streak of Minecraft sales figure news, 4J Studios has announced that Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition has moved past 7m sales. The unbelivably successful indie game’s Xbox 360 developer took to Twitter to announce the latest milestone. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has now sold over 7 MILLION copies …