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Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops III claims its 11th week at the top spot in the UK and outperforms newcomer Street Fighter V. No other entry in the first person shooter series has claimed this many No.1s – the previous record was 2009’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 …

As has become a sort-of tradition at PlayStation’s E3 conference, the platform holder showed a snappy sizzle reel of upcoming indie games from publisher Devolver Digital. Last year, there were a number of interesting titles, including Eitr, a 2D RPG title – coming to PS4 and PC – with more …

After years of anticipation, VR is finally launching in the coming months. And while there are some exciting games on the horizon for the tech, making these experiences has been anything but easy. Developing titles for VR has come with a long list of challenges that studios in the sector …

'We don’t want to be in the business of selling poor experiences wrapped in grand promises,' insists brand director Tomasz Nalewajk

The future is here – virtual reality is finally launching for consumers. And this isn’t just the launch of a new product – VR’s arrival represents the starting point of an entirely new market. As of March 28th – when the first batch of Oculus’ Rift headsets ship – we …

Digital games retailer GOG has launched its own version of Early Access with an emphasis on quality control. Much like Steam’s Early Access, GOG’s service lets studios release titles that are still in development. Though Steam Early Access has yielded some hits, including Bohemia Interactive’s Day Z and Wildcard’s Ark …

In 2008, a puzzle platformer game called Braid hit Xbox Live Arcade. It was made by an American developer called Jonathan Blow, and was one of the first commercial smash hits from the then-burgeoning indie scene. Now, after a seven-year development period and blowing through a budget that’s close to …

The latest game in Atlus’ Shin Megami Tenseiseries of RPGs has gone straight to the top spot in Japan, according to data from Famitsu. The 3DS game – Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final – sold 96,556 units in its launch week. And despite being a 3DS exclusive, hardware figures for …

YouTube sensation The Yogscast and indie studio Sensible Object have partnered up for a special edition of its toys-to-life title Fabulous Beasts. This version of the Kickstarter title comes with an exclusive ‘LalanaLion Artefect’, described as a proud lion with the familiar face of [Yogscast’s] Duncan Jones”. Want to know …

It appears that a sequel to PlayStation 4 launch title Knack is in development. That’s according to a – now deleted entry – on the LinkedIn page of an employee of Taiwanese development company, XPEC Entertainment. Thanks to NeoGAF for spotting this. The developer’s LinkedIn said that they have been …