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Sony has announced that total worldwide sales of the PlayStation Vita have now passed 1.2m units. The device was launched in Japan on December 17th 2011 with the European and North American release following on Feb 22nd. Combined software sales across retail and the PlayStation Network have passed 2m units. …

Global software sales hit two million across retail and digital

Countdown timer appears on Fable studio's home page

The southernmost Nordic nation is home to a strong retail market, where games are sold in everything from specialists and hypermarts to bookstores and indie music chains. But the high tax rate makes it a challenging market for companies without the capital to support them. Denmark is just as complex …

Cult PlayStation network developer Thatgamecompany has suggested that its next project could be the first to spread beyond the realms of PlayStation. The confession comes ahead of the release of its latest title, co-op open world game Journey, which hits PS3 next month. Thatgamecompany had a three game contract with …

A countdown timer has appeared on the website of Peter Molyneux’s development studio Lionhead that will conclude on Monday, the day this year’s GDC kicks off in San Francisco. The news comes as a job ad on the Lionhead site was spotted that alluded to next-gen development at the studio. …

Currys, PC World and Dixons owner DSG is to launch a new streaming movie service online. Called Knowhow Movies, the service offers both downloads and streaming and is due to launch sometime in early 2012”. It’s almost time to get the popcorn ready, dim the lights and settle down for …

Valve rival handing out free games after accessing certain data

It has emerged that EA’s PC download service Origin is auto-adding EA titles to gamer’s user lists that were purchased from a rival network. Specifically, Steam. Joystiq reports that users have noticed that games such as Dead Space 2 and Mass Effect 2 are automatically appearing on their Origin accounts …

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