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Nintendo has revealed sales figures for its newest console after its first week on sale in the United States. Wii U sold over 425,000 units in its first seven days on sale – that’s 50,000 less than the original Wii managed in its first week. However, new figures from market …

Online strategy game maker opens Victoria, BC office

Mojang's hit showing no signs of slowed sales

Microsoft has announced its Halo franchise has hit 50m lifetime sales. The series had sold 46m units heading into the launch of Halo 4, meaning the latest installment has moved roughly 4m copies so far. The first Bungie-less game in the saga made $220m on launch day. Additionally, 343 Industries’ …

Valve to snap up indie talent for its digital sales platform

The Independent Games Festival and Valve have announced an agreement that will provide all of this year’s finalists with a Steam distribution offer. The festival’s official site reveals Main competition finalists will have an opportunity to accept a distribution agreement with the PC digital games giant. The competition includes several …

Ubisoft appears to be at work on a next-gen effort that aims to offer one of the best gameplay experiences ever conceived.” OXMhas unearthed Ubisoft Massive designer Marc Cartwright’s LinkedIn profile, which makes mention of a AAA next generation online RPG. Further evidence in the form of job listings have …

Producer, game developer, educator and father of three passes away

Austin Wintory's epic composition first to be nominated for prestigious "best score" award

First title to be console-quality FPS for mobile devices