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An open beta for gaming streaming service PlayStation Now will be launching in America and parts of Canada in July. This will launch on July 31st for PS4 before coming to PS3 in September. By the end of the year the service will be on PS Vita and PlayStation TV, …
Read More »No more closed doors: EA embraces the bold world of openness
Publisher takes first steps into community-driven future, and should be praised for it
Read More »FIFA 15 release date, first trailer revealed
FIFA 15 will release on 25th September, and at its EA released the game’s first gameplay trailer at its E3 press conference last night. The PS4, Xbox One and PC versions will offer the same features using the new Ignite Engine. Versions of FIFA 15 will also be released on …
Read More »From Software says "no plans" for Dark Souls II on PS4 or Xbox One
There’s bad news for those holding out for a next-gen re-release for Dark Souls II. No, not at this point,” the game’s global producer Atsuo Yoshimura told Gametrailers when asked about a PS4 or Xbox One port. We have no plans for that.” The developer added that the previously confirmed …
Read More »VIDEO: EA explains Star Wars Battlefront release date, shows off first in-game footage
A few in-game snippets from EA’s Star Wars: battlefront depicting Hoth and Endor are included as part of a new video for the game. What we don’t have, however, is a firm idea of when the game will be with us. And it sounds like that may still be some …
Read More »VIDEO: Rise of the Tomb Raider sees Lara Croft struggling with her identity
Tomb Raider sequel Rise of the Tomb Raider sees popular heroine Lara Croft struggling with the events depicted in the 2013 reboot. That title saw Lara confronted with a life-threatening situation and coming to terms with the violence needed to escape with her life. Now in therapy, Ms Croft is …
Read More »New mobile game studio Team Football forms in Birmingham
Greenshoots-backed developer releases Official England Football game for mobile and tablet
Read More ȣ25,000 GamesLab funding scheme returns to West Midlands
Grants available to mobile, desktop and console developers
Read More »VIDEO: New The Order 1886 trailer confirms release date
Sony has announced a release date for delayed PS4 shooter The Order: 1886. The game was last month delayed from Q4 this year to 2015. We now know it will arrive on February 20th. The game takes place in an alternative history in the Victorian era where troops dabble in …
Read More »VIDEOS: Far Cry 4 gameplay trailer has elephants, wingsuits
Ubisoft has released two videos for upcoming shooter Far Cry 4. The first gives a detailed introduction to ‘the merciless King Pagan Min, the self-imposed dictator of Kyrat’ – he’s the blonde guy you’ll be hating on when the game arrives later this year. Also online is a seven minute …
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