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In an age where sometimes surprisingly few physical sales are required to get to No.1, Activision’s Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy has enjoyed a very strong opening week. The platformer follows in the footsteps of Wipeout and Tekken 7 in claiming the chart top spot, suggesting that the nostalgia flows strongly …

The search is underway for a new executive director after five years.

The International Game Developers Association’s executive director Kate Edwards is stepping down after almost five years in the post. In the mean time, chair of the board of directors and Beamdog CEO Trent Oster will serve as an interim executive director until a replacement is found. During Edwards’ five year …

It’s almost that time of year again; the Develop:Brighton conference kicks off next month. Jem Alexander speaks to Andy Lane, director at Tandem Events, about the event’s legacy, this year’s format and its future

After 17 weeks on shop shelves, the Nintendo Switch has finally hit one million sales in Japan,according to the latest figures from Famitsu. That’s not as fast as the Wii or 3DS, which took six and 13 weeks respectively to hit the same milestone, but it’s certainly much quicker than …

This morning, GAME cited "lower than expected" supply of the Nintendo Switch as a key contributor toward its revised sales outlook, but Nintendo has reassured MCV that the platform holder will continue to ramp up production as it enters the second half of the year. GAME said today that it …

The deal from the Stellaris and Pillars of Eternity developer is worth up to €21 million

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The creator of a mod that allows HTC Vive owners to play Oculus Rift titles claims that controversial Oculus founder Palmer Luckey is now providing financial backing. Jules Block now has a Patreon so he can raise the funds needed to cover the time spent keeping the mod up and …

Developer BioWare has been forced to dismiss rumours of a cancellation of Mass Effect: Andromeda’s DLC. A Facebook post by what was claimed to be an Austrian company called Sinclair Networks alleged that BioWare had yanked it off development duties and cancelled all DLC plans for the game. This news …