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Breakout PC hit PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has hit a new sales milestone on Steam. The game, which released at the end of March, has now hit 2m Early Access sales. This follows the news that it reached 1m sales after just 16 days on sale. PUBG drops 100 players onto an …

The next title from Quantum Break developer Remedy Entertainment will be published by 505 Games. 505 has secured a 20 year rights deal that will see it invest €7.75m into the Finnish studio. In return, 505 gets 45 per cent royalties on net sales. The new game itself has not …

The performance problems that hit some PC players of Dishonored 2 have left developer Arkane more determined than ever to make sure that this week’s release of Prey goes smoothly. I keep on hearing ‘oh they’re going to screw up the PC port’ [but] there is no PC port. We …

The sensitivity about mature content on YouTube is leaving many who specialise in violent games out of pocket. Kotaku reports that Call of Duty: WWII is already proving problematic for content makers as its themes – war, violence, and presumably most pointedly, Nazis – do not play well with the …

It was once unheard of, but once again Apple has reported a decline in the number of iPhones being sold. The device still sells in astronomical numbers, of course – 50.76m handsets were sold in the three months ending April 1st. But that’s down on the 51.19m sold in the …

Hot on the heels of a retailer leak, THQ Nordic has now officially confirmed that a third Darksiders game is in the works. The first Darksiders game was released back in 2010 by the now defunct old THQ. It saw players assume the role of one of the Four Horsemen …

A new version of Windows is on the way alongside a new iteration of Microsoft’s Surface hardware. Windows 10 S is a lightweight version of Windows 10. Not only is it designed to be less processor intensive due to the reduced number of background programs, but it also only runs …

Nintendo and Ubisoft are teaming up for a new crossover title due out on Switch this August. Kotaku has confirmed that Mario will join forces with Ubisoft’s Rabbids in a game called Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. For what its worth, we’ve heard a couple of other journalists say that …

The desire for households to own multiple Switch consoles could propel sales of Nintendo’s new hardware to Wii-like levels. That appears to be the hope of Nintendo boss Tatsumi Kimishima, who made the bold claim to investors. In the video game business, it’s important for consumers to feel that a …

Job Simulator developer Owlchemy has said that It believes platform exclusivity should be avoided when possible. Its game has been one of the early successes in the virtual reality sector, and CEO Alex Schwartz has said that part of this success has been down to the company’s efforts to ensure …