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Bethesda’s second outing in the classic post-apocalyptic Fallout franchise has enjoyed a stellar performance on its release day.

Activision Blizzard have revealed that they will be expanding their reach in the entertainment industry by opening a film and TV programmes studio.

Rapidly becoming an annual fixture, the American phenomenon of Black Friday will bring massive discounts to many retailers this 27th November.

Microsoft has revealed the massive list of the Xbox 360 games to be made available on the Xbox One’s backwards compatibility programme.

Week of 16/11/2015:
1. Fallout 4 – Bethesda
2. Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Activision
3. Fifa 16 – EA Games

Christmas 2015 is set to be a major period for Xbox, because of blockbuster AAA games and a major Xbox One dashboard updates.

More than fifty games have been confirmed to be in development for Sony’s forthcoming Playstation VR headset system.

EA have their eyes set on developing games for the upcoming Nintendo NX platform, a move that may soothe the damaged relations that have existed between the two companies.

Twelve members of the development staff from Avalanche Studio’s New York office and the same number from their Stockholm office have been made redundant.

The Golden Joystick Awards, one of the gaming world’s biggest celebratory events, was held in London, United Kingdom, on the 30th October 2015.