According to the gaming social site Raptr, which gets its data 23 million users in over 100 countries and their percentage of total play time, the multiplayer online battle arena was the most-played PC game in December.
In next-generation consoles, Sony has outsold its rivals with its PlayStation 4 game console. Microsoft is a fairly distant No. 2 with the Xbox One. And Nintendo is all but out of the running with its Wii U.
British authorities, with support from the FBI, have arrested a man in England in connection with a recent spate of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aimed at Sony and Microsoft.
Kalypso Media Mobile opens in Hamburg, Germany, giving global independent developer Kalypso Media Group an avenue into the $25 billion dollar mobile games market. Marcus Behrens, formerly of a senior manager at German developer Bigpoint Games, will head up this new division as its publishing director.