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Do you remember that guy who went mental about Diablo III on YouTube? Chances are that if you saw it you won’t have forgotten. Francis is a very distinctive character. And the bad news is he’s angry again. What has evoked the latest rage? Rumours that the new Xbox will …

Comments from Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth attacking always-on internet naysayers have been labelled as inappropriate” by Microsoft. "We apologise for the inappropriate comments made by an employee on Twitter yesterday," a statement read. "This person is not a spokesperson for Microsoft, and his personal views do not reflect …

Established technology blogger Paul Thurrott has made several claims about the new Xbox – and chief amongst them is the scrapping of a second disc-less SKU. "We have talked for a while about this notion that there might be another version of the Xbox that was just aimed at entertainment …

2K Games’ artistic shooter BioShock Infinite has remained at No.1 for a second week in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. That’s despite a week-on-week sales downturn of 75 per cent. Square Enix’s Tomb Raider charts in second place for the third consecutive week ahead of the only …

Tim Schafer says Sony asked what his studio wants from its next-gen console

Campaign closes at $4.19 million to become most-funded game in crowdfunding website's history

WWE 13 has been re-released in India by 2K Sports with a new price point. Former publisher THQ went out of business in January, auctioning off most of its studios and franchises, and in February, 2K Sports announced that it had acquired the WWE license. It also announced that future …

Executive's Twitter comments do not reflect company's views, says console giant

GameStop has announced the expansion of its trade-in program will have the retailer now accepting smartphones from Samsung, BlackBerry, and Motorola. Trade-in customers can receive either cash or in-store credit at all US GameStop shops. The store has been building its trade-in program since it began in 2011, and now …

Capcom has released a new update for the PC version of Resident Evil 6, adding Left 4 Dead 2 content to the title. Steam’s news feed announces that owners of the game can download the update for free through the Steam client. The content patch adds the four Left 4 …