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There are plenty of industry execs who remain fully committed to retail. Clearly Epic Games founder Tim Sweeny is not one of them. In fact, he believes the entire chain – games on discs, discs in shops, ads on TV, people on the High Street – is very much destined …

Naughty Dog’s new survival action game The Last of Us has been delayed slightly, and will now release on 14th June. Posting on the PlayStation Blog, studio creative director Neil Druckmann said, As we entered the final phase of development for The Last of Us, we came to realise just …

Deadly Premonition creator Hidetaka Suehiro, better known as Swery 65, admits the cult classic has never been financially successful. "So far there’s no economic success from this game," said Suehiro in an interview with Polygon. "What we develop for the next title depends on what kind of chance we get. …

Australian video game sales totaled $1.161bn in 2012, resulting in a 23 per cent contraction compared to 2011. The report excludes digital sales including DLC, subscriptions, mobile games, and micro-transactions. According to CVG, Australian analyst firm Telsyte predicts $730m worth of digital revenue in 2013. In light of the report, …

Famed designer tells fans to keep an eye out for official announcement

Everyone in games is talking about PlayStation this month. A big Sony announcement next week is getting tongues wagging. The long-awaited start to the next generation is almost upon us and PlayStation is at the starting line. Over at Xbox, however, the focus is on the here and now. With …

Steam giant keeps quiet on staff exits

The world’s eyes may be on PlayStation this month, but it is Xbox that is on the cusp of becoming the UK’s No.1 games console. Xbox 360 has surpassed 8m UK sales and will overtake Wii in a matter of weeks. A major push from a revamped SCEE team has …

Sony’s new Red and Blue PS3s are now available in the UK. However, those wishing to grab the red version – perhaps for Valentines Day? – will need to head down to GAME following the retailer’s exclusivity agreement on the hardware. Or alternatively you can buy it online here. The …

The WWE video game series will live on following an acquisition from Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two. Polygon reports that Take-Two has reached a joint agreement with the WWE, now defunct publisher THQ and Japanese developer Yuke’s, which is the long-term home of the series. As part of the deal …