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Kantar Worldpanel data has revealed the extent of Amazon’s dominance of the UK Christmas entertainment market. For the 12 weeks ending December 21st, one in four pounds spent on video games, physical music and video in the UK went to Amazon, which claimed a 25.6 per cent share of the …

The boxed version of Dying Light will arrive a month later than the game’s digital release. It was announced earlier this week that the physical game would be delayed, and now developer Techland has said it will arrive in Europe, Australia, Asia and the Middle East on February 27th. The …

Game of Thrones: Episode 2 – The Lost Lords has a release date. The second episode in the series will hit PS4, PS3, PC and Mac on February 3rd and then Xbox One and Xbox 360 on February 4th. The iOS release will follow on February 5th. The game will …

The range of games streamed on Twitch is certainly diverse, but five big hitters were very much in control of the video streaming service last year. EEDAR data published on Games Industry shows that five games – League of Legends (26%), Dota 2 (12%), Hearthstone (9%), Counter Strike (9%) and …

Nvidia has revealed the next card in its hugely popular -60 series. The GTX 960 is said to be designed as an upgrade route for users of the firm’s GTX 660 GPU, which is among the outlet’s biggest-selling mid-range cards. The -60 series as a whole – 560, 660 and …

Robert Bowling’s Robotoki has shut down, forcing the developer to put the indie studio’s upcoming title Human Element on hiatus.” Bowling opened up the company in 2012, following his stint as creative strategist with Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. "This week we have ceased operations at Robotoki and the …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we FREQ out over a new Mad Catz headset and get to grips with a fresh set of Stealth controller skins Mad Catz FREQ 9 Wireless Surround Headset Mad Catz has bolstered its headset range with …

Physical copies of Warner Bros’ zombie title Dying Light won’t be available next week as planned. The PS4, Xbox One and PC title will still be released digitally on Tuesday January 27th as planned. There will be a short delay in the release of physical copies of Dying Light in …

The antitrust regulators investigating Amazon’s tax agreements with Luxembourg believe the decade-long arrangement may be incompatible with free market rules. An investigation into Amazon’s tax terms with Luxembourg was established in October, following a period of prolonged negative publicity for Amazon (and others, such as Apple and Starbucks) concerning the …

The co-creator of Hotline Miami 2 has told Australian fans to bypass their country’s banning of the game by pirating it. If it ends up not being released in Australia, just pirate it after release,” Jonatan Sderstrmm told a fan in an email subsequently published on Reddit. No need to …