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Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops II has claimed its third successive No.1 this week. It was no doubt helped by the release of the Wii U version, although sales were still down 35 per cent week-on-week. Critical darling Far Cry 3 has to settle for second place in its …

Nintendo’s high-end Premium Wii U SKU was by far the most attractive to UK buyers over the console’s launch weekend. That’s according to data from GfK Chart-Track, which says that the 300 bundle won around a 60 per cent share of the console’s launch weekend sales. The ZombiU bundle accounted …

Those 'not capitalised for transition' won't make the cut says Take2 CEO

Company enters agreement with four developers to distribute MMOs

Retail chain Gamestop is getting a sales boost these days from what would appear to be an unlikely source. The company’s director of retail digital distribution Brad Schliesser told VentureBeat that customers have been purchasing DLC codes alongside games more than any other item in stores. "DLC for us attaches …

Ouya will meet its first major post-Kickstarter deadline, with developer kits officially scheduled to start shipping before the end of the month. The team behind Ouya has announced kits for the Android-based console will begin shipping on December 28th. Ouya’s SDK should also be available online around the same time. …

Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles for the past week and, for all intents and purposes, the second half of the digital distributor’s Autumn Sale. Dishonored is the discount winner this time around, beating out Boderlands 2 and Torchlight II finishing in second and third respectively. Black Ops …

Sony may be combining traditional and motion control in one device

In MCV’s weeklyrundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, Microsoft hires an experienced games PR and we look at the hottest job opportunities. MICROSOFT HIRES DENNISThe platform holder has hired Mark Dennis as Xbox EMEA PR manager. He will primarily be responsible for first and third party core …

Bored on a Friday afternoon? Spend a few minutes letting us know your thoughts about the 2013 jobs market. Yes, MCV’s annual salary survey is back – your chance to share both the pain and pleasure of working in the games industry. We also plan to revive the popular Jobs …