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Amiibo-based Wii U app Amiibo Tap: Nintendo’s Greatest Bits will launch later this spring, Nintendo has announced. Company president and CEO Satoru Iwata revealed the upcoming free download on this week’s Nintendo Direct presentation. The game will allow players to tap their amiibo action figures onto their Wii U GamePads …

Gamer-focused social network Raptr has launched a short form video sharing client called Plays.tv, securing a new round of funding to back the new service. Gamasutra reports on the launch of the new platform, which is described as a combination of Twitch.tv and Instagram. Players are encouraged to capture and …

Sony has officially shut down PlayStation Home, with the service concluding its final stretch run yesterday. As previously announced by Sony, March 31st, 2015 would be PlayStation Home’s last day online. Indeed, the PS3 service has gone dark as of just a few moments prior to publishing. The firm stopped …

Sony Pictures has hired screenwriter Jay Basu to pen its upcoming movie adaptation of Metal Gear Solid. Deadline has the news, with the report describing Basu as in-demand,” despite only having a few projects under his belt. Basu co-wrote Monsters: Dark Continent for Vertigo Films (currently in post-production) and was …

Three major Mortal Kombat X pro tournaments will take place starting next month with a combined prize pool of $100,000, Warner Bros has announced. The newly unveiled Mortal Kombat Worldwide Competitive Program will host a series of tournaments kicking off next month, allowing players from around the globe to compete …

US retailer Best Buy is currently throwing in a free PlayStation Camera with the purchase of The Last of Us PS4 bundle. Polygon reports on the deal, which automatically adds a PS Camera to a buyer’s cart at checkout if purchasing The Last of Us PS4 bundle. The report also …

Destiny and Halo: Reach senior gameplay designer Josh Hamrick has announced his departure from Bungie to join Bethesda in an unspecified role. Hamrick – who joined Bungie in 2009 – revealed the news in a series of posts on Twitter earlier today. "Next Friday, after nearly 6 amazing years and …

GameStop has released its annual financial results for its past fiscal year, with the specialty chain reporting revenue of $9.3bn for the period. Games Industry reports that the figure translates to a modest 2.8 per cent increase, instead of the 14 per cent sales growth GameStop had projected for the …

Yo-Kai Watch developer Level-5 has revealed its RPG franchise has combined to sell in excess of 7m units on Nintendo 3DS. Gematsu reports on the figure, explaining that it accounts for both physical and digital sales since the release of the original Yo-Kai Watch in Japan. The IP has thus …

Pre-orders for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V have helped the title pull ahead of Cities: Skylines on Steam’s latest weekly top ten sellers chart. The pair finished ahead of Pillars of Eternity in third – though the game’s Hero Edition also grabbed the fifth position, so it’s …