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A Fire Emblem-themed 3DS hardware bundle is heading to US and Canada, Nintendo of America has announced. The bundle, originally launched in Japan in April 2012, contains a cobalt blue 3DS with a Fire Emblem seal branded on the front and the 3DS title Awakening pre-installed. For whatever reason, Nintendo …

PS3-exclusive Far Cry 3 DLC is landing on the Playstation Network this week, and it won’t cost a dime. Joystiq reports the co-op focused ‘High Tides’ add-on will arrive on Playstation 3’s online network this Tuesday, January 15th. The content offers two chapters, Redemption and Jailbreak, that revolve around the …

Valve has revealed the past week’s top ten sellers on Steam, with some veteran titles bubbling up thanks to an extension of the platform’s holiday sale. DayZ womb ArmA II rekindled some of its 2012 magic, finishing ahead of popular indie medieval FPS Chivalry to take the top spot for …

In MCV’s weeklyrundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, we round up the latest Microsoft appointments and look at the best job opportunities. MICROSOFT RESHUFFLES STUDIOS MANAGEMENT In case you missed news of Microsoft’s new Lift London studio earlier this week, it was accompanied by a couple of …

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Developer behind Stacking and Costume Quest seeks to buy IP in THQ collapse

Call of Duty publisher is making good on its promise to create another billion dollar franchise. Activision has just announced that Skylanders has, after just over a year on the market, already made a total of $500m in revenue in the US. When the toy-and-video game hybrid was launched, the …

Reports suggest Tim Schafer’s Double Fine Productions may be interested in buying IP in the THQ auction later this month. Step aboard the train of logic. Distressed Debt Investing, the same site that first confirmed the auction, posted on itsTwitteraccount: "Double Fine has requested the bankruptcy filings in the THQ …