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Wii U sales are up by almost 125 per cent last week, retail sources have told MCV. The rise in sales was due to the launch of Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate, plus HMV cutting the price of the Premium console by 140. Monster Hunter accounted for almost half of the …

PS4, Ouya, Oculus Rift, Unreal Engine 4, Fox Engine and women in games top conference agenda

2K Games’ BioShock Infinite is the new UK No.1, although it sold just 9,000 more units than its predecessor BioShock 2. It now stands as the second biggest release of 2013 behind Square Enix’s Tomb Raider, which itself holds on to second place after a 45 per cent boost in …

The PC release of standalone DayZ may still be some way off, but that hasn’t stopped creator Dean Hall hinting at a console release. The DayZ Arma II mod enjoyed huge success last year, so much so that Arma devs Bohemia recruited the mod’s maker to produce an official standalone …

Crytek USA Corporation has announced its intention to bid on the Darksiders franchise. The recently formed development studio is composed in part by ex-Vigil Games staff, including CEO David Adams, who hopes to bring the IP back home” with its creators. "Going to bid on Darksiders IP," Adams posted on …

Warner Bros Interactive has introduced its PS3 Essentials range in India, starting with four titles. The initial set of Essentials includes Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, MK vs DC Universe, LEGO Harry Potter Years 1-4, and LEGO Batman. Much like it did with its line of Ubisoft …

Hardlight Studio’s endless runner Sonic Dash has ditched its price tag, and is now free to download on Apple’s App Store. The change in price arrives alongside an update that adds daily challenges to the game, as well as improved performance for certain iOS devices. The game was announced and …

Following the success of The Walking Dead last year, and having recently announced Fables adaptation The Wolf Among Us, Telltale Games has now announced its follow-up to 2010’s Poker Night at the Inventory. Poker Night 2 features characters from various popular game franchises, such as Claptrap from Borderlands, Brock Samson …

Sony appears to be planning bundled retail releases for various PSN games, according to an ESRB listing. The listing (via Gamespot) unveils a Best of Playstation Network Vol. 1” compilation on Blu-ray for Playstation 3; with titles including Sound Shapes, Tokyo Jungle, When Vikings Attack, and Fat Princess. Two of …

Vasu Chaturvedi is one of India’s most promising up and coming indie game developers. In 2011, he was part of a team of students from DSK Supinfogame that won the BYOG game jam at NASSCOM GDC. He is one of the creative minds behind Circulets, Hashstash Studios’ frantic upcoming tabletop …