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It looks as if the Xbox 360 edition of Minecraft has a good chance of running down its PC predecessor in terms of sales. Gamasutra reports the XBLA version is still selling between 40,000 and 60,000 copies a week just over half a year from launch. As of the end …

Burnaby studio hiring for Frostbite 2 powered 'TF2-inspired Plants vs. Zombies game'

Steam's Big Picture mode could see PCs competing with consoles for the living room

Valve has revealed Steam’s top selling titles for the past week, with the release of Far Cry 3 vaulting Ubisoft’s sequel to the top of the list. Black Ops II finished in the runner-up spot, ahead of several titles who made the list thanks to Steam’s Big Picture launch sale. …

Bioshock Infinite has been pushed back by a month, Irrational Games creative director Ken Levine has announced. The game, which was previously scheduled for 26th February 2013, will now arrive on 26th March. Levine said that the extra month will give the team enough time to add some extra polish …

Mature-rated video games like Ubisoft’s ZombiU can only be downloaded from Nintendo’s eShop between the hours of 11pm-3am. This startling discovery, first reported by CVG, stems from a response issued to an Italian Wii U owner. We would like to let you know that Nintendo has always aimed to offer …

Stranger things have happened. We can’t think of many, but we’re sure they have. In what can only be described as the epitome of diversification, Game Retail Ltd has added a hotel suite to its empire of specialist video game stores. That’s right, a hotel suite. Called the GAME Pad …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, GAME expands its social media team and we look at the best job opportunities. GAME HIRES TING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA The retailer has hired Craig Ting as community manager. He will be responsible for developing and nurturing GAME’s …

You can now browse the PlayStation Store and buy content without turning on your PlayStation console. Sony has today launched a web-based version of the PlayStation Store that can be accessed via the PC browser. Unlike its Xbox 360 counterpart, items bought and purchased via the web-based store don’t automatically …

Engine outfit and developers join forces to push dev platform for the benefit of all Unity users