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Using GfK Chart-Track retail figures, we compare the biggest brands in the UK games industry. Check out the infographic below. Click on it to see a larger version.

Gamers willing to wear 'funky' gadgets more than the average consumer, says Oculus inventor

Think this year’s Xmas No.1 in games will be Call of Duty or FIFA? It is more likely to be Angry Birds or Minecraft. Xbox Live, Steam, iOS, PSN and the rest are expecting a surge in downloads on December 25th, as gamers receive consoles, tablets, PCs and points cards …

And you thought Nintendo’s handheld wasn’t popular? The latest charts data from Media Create shows that in just two years sales of Nintendo’s 3DS have already passed the lifetime sales of Sony’s six year old PS3. PS3’s lifetime Japanese sales stand at 8.7m. Last week 3DS sold 211k units, taking …

Cliff Bleszinski’s exit from Epic Games in October came as a surprise to many, so what does the industry icon have in mind for his next move? Following a month of doing what Bleszinski described as absolutely nothing,” the designer told G4 that he has begun to meet with developers …

Square Enix has officially revealed the Hitman HD Trilogy bundle, a three-pack of Hitman titles landing on Xbox 360 and PS3 early next year. The collection offers up Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman Contracts, and Hitman: Blood Money, all remastered in HD. According to the game’s Amazon listing, an exclusive …

Minecraft Pocket Edition is selling well, really well. In fact, it appears the game is selling on par with its PC and XBLA counterparts. Mojang’s Johan Bernhardsson revealed earlier today the game had reached 5m sales. The mobile version of Mojang’s title initially launched in November of 2011, during the …

We’re used to waiting months before PC versions of Capcom’s games see the light of day, but that changes with DmC Devil May Cry. The first game from the revamped Devil May Cry series, which is being developed by Heavenly Sword creators Ninja Theory, will arrive on PC on 25th …

Coding tool is still in production, but former developers claim they went unpaid

Veteran developer 'gestating slowly' on new IP codenamed Bluestreak