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Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines is this week’s UK No.1, becoming the biggest launch of 2013 in the process. Publisher Sega should get a pat on the back for what can only be described as a victory of marketing. The success certainly cannot be attributed to critics, who roundly slammed the …

New market opened doors to small studios, but big companies are getting the edge

The price of the PlayStation Vita has been cut by around 35 in Japan. The machine had until now cost 24,980 (174) but will now retail for 19,980 (139), according to Eurogamer. The cut applies to both the Wi-Fi and 3G models. Crucially this new price still means that Vita …

Bungie's next game is persistent, "shared-world" shooter

Copyright fight ends in undisclosed settlement

Backwards compatibility will come through streaming tech

Sony is reportedly looking to utilize its acquisition of cloud gaming service Gaikai for its next Playstation console. According to the Wall Street Journal, Sony’s next console will bring backwards compatibility for PS3 games via cloud-based streaming; stating that the firm is "investing heavily" in preparing Gaikai’s technology for the …

EA has revealed impressive beta figures and a spike in pre-orders for Crysis 3, as the game readies for launch this week across multiple territories. The publisher announced Crytek’s sequel reached 3m players during beta, helping pre-orders to a 35 per cent increase compared to Crysis 2. The beta reached …

Valve has revealed Steam’s top sellers list for the week ending on February 16th. Skyrim’s Dragonborn DLC once again has come out on top, finishing just ahead of the much maligned Aliens: Colonial Marines. The big Borderlands 2 discount promo last weekend spilled over enough into this week’s sales period …

Mark Rein and John Gaudiosi explore UE3's role in the franchise's reboot