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Valve has reported the top ten selling titles for the previous week. Dead Island grabs top honors thanks to a 60 per cent off mid-week sale. ArmA II continues to thrive thanks to its DayZ mod, taking the runner-up spot as a follow up to its out-of-nowhere rise to number …

As PC sales break 6m combined sales bring indie hit near 10m

Battlefield 3 takes Best Game of the Year prize

Stainless and GOG team up, providing original game free to backers of $25 or more

Microsoft and Warner Bros have announced Harry Potter Kinect for Xbox 360. The game will recreate a number of the key scenes from the seven books (or eight films, if you prefer) and see players casting spells by mimicking the famous wand-flick action with their hands. Also expect to be …

Valve writing duo Erik Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek reflect on a 25-year friendship

Derby-based video games accessory manufacturer I-Globe has entered liquidation. The firm was best known as once being the exclusive accessories supplier to High Street chain Blockbuster, though has had little exposure at UK retail for some time. It’s website has been taken down. There has been no activity on its …

Sega has announced that cult Dreamcast hit Jet Set Radio is coming to PlayStation Vita. The game will be shown off to the public for the first time at E3 the week after next. It boasts HD visuals but doesn’t alter the popular original soundtrack, which will be present and …

Total global sales of indie PC hit Minecraft are rapidly approaching 10m. The actual sales figure stands at maybe” 9.2m sales, according to Mojang’s Daniel Kaplan. Earlier today Mojang founder and Minecraft creator Markus Persson revealed that sales of the PC original had hit 6m. This means that total sales …

Developer Platinum Games has said that publisher Sega has delayed Anarchy Reigns in Europe and North America – despite the fact that the game is finished. The date for the game has been changed to TBC even though, in Platinum’s words our work on the game is finished, localized, and …