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The retail version of Minecraft was the best-selling Xbox 360 game in its launch window, according to the game’s creator Markus ‘Notch’ Persson. VG247 reports Notch took to twitter to boast on the indie mega-hit’s hot start at retail for Microsoft’s console. They’re telling me it’s currently the fastest selling …

Relic’s strategy sequel Company of Heroes 2 jumps to the top of Steam’s top ten sellers list ahead of its launch on the platform this week. The game shares the top spot with the Legendary Edition of Skyrim, while Dead Island Riptide and the original title’s Game of the Year …

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We take a look at over a quintet of vacancies in top positions across the UK and Sweden

InMCV’s weekly roundup of the latest personnel news and hottest job opportunities, a former Ubisoft level director joins Molyneux’s studio and we look at the best positions available. Ubisoft’s Stowe joins 22 CansJamie Stowe has joined UK firm 22Cans as technical designer. Stowe had previously worked at Ubisoft Singapore as …

A fix for the broken PS3 firmware released a few days ago will be released next week. A Sony spokesperson has told VideoGamer that it has "identified the issue". A further firmware release is now scheduled for Thursday June 27th. Sony also claims that the problems, which reportedly left some …

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Square Enix has enacted a major restructuring of its studio leadership teams in Europe and North America. As part of a company-wide reshuffle, Darrell Gallagher has taken on the role of head of studios at the publisher. Previously studio head at Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics, Gallagher will be now …

The excitement surrounding the next generation of consoles has led to a record-breaking performance on Amazon.com. The US retailer has announced a record week for its Video Games store that saw a 4,000 per cent year-on-year increase in console orders throughout E3. Not a shock, maybe, as the hardware market …

David Anfossi, Stephane D'Astous, Patrick Naud and Hannes Seifert take on new roles at publisher