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DayZ creator Dean Hall has revealed new facts and figures regarding his ArmA II open world multiplayer modification that has taken PC gaming by storm. Hall, who works for ArmA developer Bohemia Interactive as a multiplayer designer, told Eurogamer that as of this past Friday 400,000 players were playing DayZ. …

Valve has revealed Steam’s top ten selling titles and products from the first week of July. Last week’s top two spots remain the same this time around with ArmA ‘DayZ’ II and Civilization V: Gods & Kings claiming first and second on the charts respectively. Indie space strategy title Endless …

Sequels to Street Cricket Champions and Move Street Cricket are currently in development, Sony has confirmed. Speaking to MCV, Sony Computer Entertainment India country manager Atindriya Bose revealed that Street Cricket 2 for PS2 and PSP is scheduled to release over the next few months, before Diwali. Bose also said …

Origin Games has announced that it will distribute games from City Interactive in India. Origin has been on a bit of a roll over the last year. After years of focussing on its retail business, the Mumbai-based returned to distribution in 2011 by tying up with Konami. This year, soon …

Yep, we’ve got the words in that sentence in the right place and right order. Beatles man Sir Paul is working on a soundtrack, presumably for the Activision-published ‘Destiny’. The famed musician this afternoon tweeted "I’m really excited to be working on writing music with @bungie, the studio that made …

The sequel to smartphone hit Tiny Wings lands on July 12th – and one-man-studio Andrew Illiger has released a trailer to celebrate. In an age of glossy CG trailers or promo footage that features actors trying to capture the feel of a triple-A game, this teaser cuts through with charm. …

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The next game in Namco Bandai’s Tales Of series is coming to Europe. The Japanese PS3-exclusive RPG was released in Japan last September and the direct sequel is already unerway for a November 1st 2012 Japanese launch. Series producer Hideo Baba states at the Japan Expo in Paris, "there’s a …

In MCV’s weekly rundown of the hottest vacancies and latest personnel news, long-serving Ubisoft exec Murray Pannell departs and we look at the best job vacancies. Marketing boss leave Ubisoft Murray Pannell has left leading publisher Ubisoft, and is seeking a new challenge. Pannell joined Ubisoftas UK marketing directorfrom Xbox. …