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The European Top 20 didn't welcome any new entries last week, but Black Friday week saw a boost in sales nonetheless thanks in no small part to Sony, which was seemingly the MVP of Black Friday, hoovering up 62 percent of all console sales in the UK over the week. Read more

UK developer Three Fields Entertainment - the studio behind the likes of Dangerous Golf and Dangerous Driving - says it has been "forced" into placing its "entire team on notice of redundancy" because publisher THQ Nordic has shown no "enthusiasm or financial support to continue development" of its latest title, Wreckreation. Read more

Iam8bit is suing Skybound Games for £2.9 million ($4 million), alleging breach of contract, fraudulent expenses, theft of designs, and claiming that Skybound used iam8bit's trade secrets to cut it out of a Stray deal. Read more

A noted leaker claims there's a "big" Star Wars announcement on the way, hinting the game's title ends "The Old Republic". Read more

Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a joyous game to play, that much I'll tell you up front. Made by Tribute Games and Dotemu it's a proper romp in classic beat 'em up style. Waves of goons assault you from both sides as you punch, kick, and blast your way through. It's radical, and I mean that in the era-appropriate meaning of the word. In fact, I'm starting to feel strongly that Marvel games are best whe…

Mob Entertainment has dropped another new cinematic trailer to whet our collective appetites for Poppy Playtime Chapter 5. Read more

Former PlayStation boss Shuhei Yoshida has suggested that Japanese studios "can't replicate" the speed at which games are produced in China, suggesting Chinese studios can hire more people "who can work long hours". Read more

Goichi "Suda51" Suda would love to bring back the found-footage survival-horror game Michigan: Report from Hell, either as a sequel or a remake. Read more

The Cambridge Audio Evo One isn't usually the sort of product I cover, but I felt intrigued when they listed 'gaming' as a potential feature of a dear £999 / $1499 all-in-one music system. This is a product that's more classic hi-fi than gaming soundbar, but with 14 speakers inside and compatibility with the best gaming TVs , it's actually a pretty powerful option that's worth knowing about. Read…

There's a bit early on in Routine where your progress is blocked by a blinking computer terminal demanding your personal ID number. I was stumped; maybe because I've been so coddled by modern gaming's frequent insistence on eradicating all but the most minor of friction points that - without a conspicuous Post-it note secreted in the immediate vicinity, a blatant on-screen objective marker to bec…

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Marie is unable to resist replaying a torturous old PS1 game; Connor finds himself wrapped up in more obscure Guild Wars 2 challenges; Ed forgives shortcomings because of immaculate vibes; Bertie finally finishes Dispatch; and Dom discovers a whole half of the game in D…

Gone Home studio Fullbright has unveiled Springs, Eternal - a lo-fi narrative adventure where lost souls congregate in a "half-remembered otherworld" that's coming to PC sometime next year. Read more

Bethesda's Todd Howard , boss of the Elder Scrolls and Fallout series, has named his game of the year - it's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 . Read more

Bethesda's Todd Howard may be gearing up for the Fallout season two debut on Amazon Prime, but don't think we are going to miss a chance to ask him about the Wolfenstein TV series and a potential Elder Scrolls adaptation. Read more