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Rise of the Tomb Raider will be published by Microsoft, presumably on both Xbox One and Xbox 360. That’s according to Xbox marketing boss Aaron Greenberg. Square Enix’s game rocked Gamescom in 2014 after it was unveiled as an Xbox exclusive. In the hours and days that followed non-Xbox owners …
Read More »UK veterans Baverstock and Newth open new digital games publisher
Chilled Mouse will release its first game this month
Read More »You can now negotiate with sellers on Amazon
Amazon has added a ‘Make An Offer’ option to some items that allows potential buyers to haggle with sellers. Reuters reports that the option is currently limited to 150,000 items in Amazon’s collectibles and fine art section on its US site. Users can submit an offers with sellers then able …
Read More »Tekken and Soul Calibur bundle out next week
Bandai Namco is bundling three of its fighting titles into a single PS3 release. The SKU, called Fighting Edition, will include Tekken 6, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Soul Calibur V and will be released on December 19th. MCV has asked Bandai Namco how much it is going to cost. …
Read More »New 2K Shanghai team bringing Borderlands Online to China
Over-the-top shooter franchise coming to both PC and mobile in the East
Read More »Tekken director reacts angrily to fan criticism of new Tekken character Lucky Chloe
The director of Tekken 7 has said he will now not release a new character in the US after it received criticism on Neogaf. New character Lucky Chloe was revealed yesterday but received a mixed reception from users of the forum, with some accusing the game of defaulting to a …
Read More »Monument Valley and Threes! win Apple games of the year awards
Ustwo's acclaimed puzzler named best iPad game, while Sirvo number puzzler tops iPhone list
Read More »IGN to launch in France and Brazil in 2015
Localised IGN websites will launch in France and Brazil early next year. The Ziff Davis-owned games brand has teamed up with Webedia Group to launch in the new territories. Webedia owns entertainment websites AlloCine, AdoroCinema and JeauxVideo. IGN now has 23 international versions of its websites in 17 different languages. …
Read More »Hazelight Studios founded by Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons team
Former film director Josef Fares and the team behind Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons have opened a brand new independent studio. Named Hazelight Studios, the new developer is staffed by many of the people that worked on the popular 2013 co-op game and is already working on a new …
Read More »Birmingham Uni invests £10m in STEM skills
Academic institute will expand its capacity to teach science, technology, engineering and maths
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