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Microsoft has reported Q1 sales figures for its Xbox division, revealing a steep drop in operating income compared to the same period from the year prior. The firm shipped 1.7m Xbox 360 units during the financial period ending on September 30th, down from 2.3m shipped in Q1 2012. Revenue for …

Technical problems with the new-looks PlayStation Store yesterday have lead to its postponement in the UK. The new-look digital storefront, which was demoed only last week, was supposed to roll out yesterday. And it did, for a while at least. However, a host of complaints from users including problems with …

Super Hexagon and VVVVVV creator Terry Cavanagh has released his indie classic Don’t Look Back on iOS and Android. That’s despite a temporary setback earlier this week when Apple rejected the submission due to the inclusion of the following text in its app description: Your app marketing text contains the …

Irrational has unveiled two limited edition SKUs for 2013 release BioShock Infinite. The big daddy of the pair is The Ultimate Songbird Edition that includes a nine+ inch statue. This highly detailed, hand painted, resin-cast 9.75" statue was designed in limited edition by Robb Waters, concept artist at Irrational Games,” …

Another day, another alleged problem with iPhone 5. Although to be fair, this one is more of an issue with iOS 6, which is the latest operating system that can run on a range of Apple devices. The Guardian reports that a number of users have been complaining about a …

You only have a little over 24 hours to tell us who you think the brightest young stars of the UK games industry are. Every year, MCV’s 30 Under 30 highlights the achievements and exertions of the industry’s younger execs working across the UK – but nominations much be sent …

All eyes may be on Call of Duty, but Square Enix says it’s Hitman that will be the ‘last big game of the year’. The publisher has warned rivals not to underestimate the return of Agent 47 on November 20th – and has triggered a massive campaign to show how …

UK IT distributors VIP Computers and Realtime Distribution have announced that they are to combine their business operations. The company will berebranded as VIP Computers and will continue to operate from its existingWarrington andHuntingdon offices.VIP Computers is one of the UK’s largestindependent distributors of components, peripherals and consumer products, while …

Former Warner Bros Seattle studio GM joins Epic's UE4 engineering outfit

We still don’t have a release date for Bioshock Infinite, not even a hint of it, but developer Irrational Games today announced the game’s Ultimate Songbird Edition. The highlight of this edition, which according to Irrational’s Ken Levine will be in limited supply, is a 9.5-inch Songbird statue that was …