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Zombie adventure State of Decay has become the fastest selling new IP on Xbox Live Arcade after its release last week. It sold 250,000 units in only two days and has continued to sell, hitting that sweet spot between zombie adventure and player-controller narrative that perhaps games like DayZ and The Walking Dead so often just miss. There's no doubt that it's paid off anyway, and that State of Decay will continue to be a must-play title over the coming weeks and months.

Ubisoft have released a new trailer for one of the most anticipated games of the year, Watchdogs. The trailer was released mere hours before it was set to be shown at E3 in LA.

Have the previous entries in the Saints Row series been a little light in the drama department? Is jumping through the window of a plane not enough, do you need a string orchestra and slow motion to really feel moment? That's not going to be a problem with Saints Row IV, at least if this E3 trailer is anything to go by. With a cast of larger-than-life characters and a plot that's almost literally out of this world, Saints Row IV is going to be something new all over again.

Very quite on releases for the following 7 days, possibly due to E3 taking all the limelight this week. The Last Of Us keeps the 'quality over quantity' phrase alive though.

While not directly mentioning Xbox One's Kinect, the angle at which the picture was taken -under the tv, pointed at the sofa, same height as the coffee table- does look like the view you would see from a Kinect camera.

John Smedley, President of Sony Online Entertainment, stated “Since the launch of the original EverQuest, we have pioneered major shifts in the development of MMOs and videogames as a whole, and now we’re bringing our titles to the forefront of next-gen gaming. Players are evolving and want a variety of ways to access and play games. Our goal is to deliver epic gaming experiences that players crave while harnessing the awesome power and technology of this incredible new platform. We are thrilled to bring two of our most popular free-to-play games to PS4.”

A countdown timer has been added to the Official Playstation site counting down to when the tech giant takes to the stage at this year's E3. The conference is set to begin at 6pm local time (Los Angeles) on Monday evening. Those of you in Europe will need to stay up late to watch the show. 2am in UK/Ireland or 3am in Central Europe.

Konami have today announced that Keither Sutherland will be taking over the role of Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. He replaces David Hayter, who played the well loved character in various guises for almost fifteen years. Hayter wasn't warned about the transition, but seems to have seen the writing on the wall long before the game's April blowout.

Yesterday, Square Enix made a bit of a surprising announcement: the next Deus Ex game was almost ready for release, and would launch in July on... mobile phones and tablets?

All good things must come to an end and the same is true for online gaming for certain titles. As games get older and hype dies down it's inevitable the multiplayer will be abandoned too. Sony released a list of games today that will have their servers shut down, effectively removing the online functionalities for said games.