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GameStop has announced it sold over 1m copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops II yesterday. President Tony Bartel told Business Week that the figure is on pace to set the retail chain’s largest launch of all time. ‘Black Ops II’ is shaping up to be our biggest game launch …

Minecraft fans now have the chance to have their most impressive digital creations recreated in the real-world. Owned by former Microsoft exec Ed Fries, FigurePrints specialises in making models based on in-game creations. It already offers a World of Warcraft and Xbox Live avatar service (although the latter is being …

Warner has confirmed that an error has led to a small number” of Xbox 360 copies of LEGO Lord of the Rings being labelled as demos. Reports spread around the internet this morning as consumers claimed that had found a demo and not the full game in the box. Fortunately …

New character animations, DirectX 11 support and more in latest game engine release

A request from German company Ravensburger could lead to the renaming of dozens of apps on the Apple App Store. The company claims to hold the trademark for the word in a number of European countries, and having pressed Apple on the issue the iPhone platform holder has sent out …

A number of EA Origin users have reportedly had their accounts compromised. One Eurogamer writer claims to have received an email from EA saying that his account’s password or email address or both have successfully been changed – a request that was never made. There are also reports that consumers …

Petition started to bring back beloved first-person shooter

MCV is trying to recall the last time we posted a story containing a direct feed of a trailer that hasn’t been released yet. Such is the power of Grand Theft Auto. Rockstar is going live with only the second trailer for game tonight. It’s possible we may catch some …

Dan Houser has said that the end of the current console cycle is exactly the right time to release Grand Theft Auto V. Before its release date was revealed last month, Rockstar’s enduring silence about the game had led many to speculate that the studio was holding off for a …

Social gaming company to support new payment methods