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Sony could be preparing a new version of its Move controller for PS4. That’s if a patent unearthed by CVG for a device called a ‘Flat Joystick Controller’ that bears more than a passing resemblance to the PS3’s Move but features a touchpad style interface on the front. "A controller …
Read More »EA gets top marks in LGBT Equality Index for second year running
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s LGBT Corporate Equality Index has once again handed EA top marks. It’s the second year in a row that EA has scored 100 per cent in the index, which analyses equality in the workplace. We are extremely proud of this achievement that recognizes corporate policies …
Read More »Hello Games to "risk everything all over again" with No Man’s Sky
UK studio Hello Games realises that attempting to break into the increasingly crowded ‘Is This The Next Elite?’ genre is a risk. It’s freshly revealed game No Man’s Sky (the trailer for which can be seen below) was the surprise hit of last weekend’s VGX Awards. And the Joe Danger …
Read More »GAME: ‘Worried Gamers WILL get their PS4 before Christmas’
UK retail giant GAME says all customers who pre-ordered a PS4 and Xbox One for delivery before Christmas will get their console ahead of December 25th. It follows a number of complaints from customers who have had their next-gen games machine cancelled. GAME claims it has sold hundreds of thousands …
Read More »RailSimulator.com changes name to Dovetail Games
The company behind the Train Simulator series has rebranded. Formerly known as RailSimulator.com, the company has changed its name to Dovetail Games as it looks to broaden its focus beyond just trains – including a possible move into console publishing. In addition, former EA and Acclaim man Rob O’Farrell has …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid 5: Ground Zeroes release date and Xbox exclusive content confirmed
Konami has announced a concrete release date for Phantom Pain precursor Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. It will hit PS4, Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 on March 20th in Europe. The publisher has also confirmed that the Xbox versions will get some exclusive content of their own in …
Read More »Envision Entertainment partners with Ubisoft
Former EA Phenomic devs working with publisher on 'a number of projects'
Read More »Zavvi threatens customers with legal action after accidentally sending them PlayStation Vitas
Coordinates set for consumer backlash disaster! Last month Zavvi accidentally supplied some customers who had pre-ordered Vita title Tearaway with the Tearaway hardware bundle that includes a Vita console. At the time it asked customers if they’d be kind enough to return them – a request that the vast majority …
Read More »Clue Hunt: India’s first live escape game launched in Mumbai
Does the thought of being locked in a room with four of your friends and using clues hidden inside to find your escape within 60 minutes sound like fun? That’s Clue Hunt, a live escape game – and the first of its kind in India – that is now open …
Read More »PS4: E-xpress to launch Warner Bros games at Rs 2,499
Distributor E-xpress Interactive is set to launch Warner Bros PS4 games in India at just Rs 2,499. This comes as quite a surprise considering the fact that Sony is pricing its first-party games at Rs 3,999, and EA its line-up at Rs 4,499. The two Warner Bros games in the …
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