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Less than two months after its release, Assassin’s Creed 3 has sold 7 million copies worldwide, making it the fastest selling game in publisher Ubisoft’s history. To put that number into perspective, Ubisoft has sent across some impressive statistics: In solo missions, players have accumulated more than 82 centuries of …

Creator of virtual reality headset unlikely to use crowdfunding site again

Online video games clothes outlet Fragwear is back. The firm has teamed up with peripherals specialist Razer for the relaunch, with the first 100 orders receiving ‘money-can’t-buy’ limited edition Razer goods. The site can be found at www.fragwear.co.uk. "We are really excited to open the doors again. We have had …

Develop catches up with the Hawken team pushing triple-A into the future

Early beta version of development platform available to Marmalade Professional and Plus license holders

This week’s MCV isnow available to view online – and it boasts our huge review of the year where we discuss the seven games that defined 2012. We also analyse the November sales data, pick the 25 Gadgets to stock this Christmas and reveal the full state of the UK …

China re-launch of MMO 'surpasses expectations' as number of players reaches record high

Earlier this week, Ken Levine addressed complaints that the final packshot for BioShock Infinite is too generic. The series creator explained the art choice away with a salad dressing metaphor, but there are still those that demand something a little less conventional than the usual ‘man with gun’. Levine has …

Lead developer Alex Peake insists crowdfunded coding tool is still on track amid allegations that funds have run dry

Brand new video games are being sold for less than 20, as publishers and retailers fear a disappointing Christmas. New titles such as WWE ’13 and Hitman Absolution, both of which were released just last month, are already being sold for 19.99 as part of ‘special promotions’. The price discounting …