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Garden Warfare’s playable zombies detailed as EA celebrates Plants vs Zombies 2 success

Players will be able to control zombies in the next-gen action shooter Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare. The new classes were detailed during EA’s Gamescom press conference. Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will be available for Xbox One first, before coming to other formats. This SKU will be released in …

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Free-to-play Command & Conquer set for 2014

EA has announced a free-to-play Command & Conquer title set to launch in 2014. The publisher unveiled the title during EA’s press conference at this year’s Gamescom. The game will adopt an episodic structure and will deliver new content and new story missions through individual episodes. Players will also be …

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The Sims 4 unveiled, due next year

Electronic Arts has unveiled The Sims 4 for 2014. The next installment in the million-selling series was shown off for the first time during EA’s Gamescom press conference in Cologne. The game features enhanced creation tools and a stronger focus on the Sims’ emotions, which will directly affect their behaviour …

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Watch Sony’s Gamescom conference right here

Sony is expected to detail launch plans for PlayStation 4 at its Gamescom conference this evening, and you can watch the action for yourselves. The conference will be livestreamed below at 6pm BST (7pm CET for anyone lucky enough to be at Gamescom). PlayStation 4 will be the hot topic …

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The Division confirmed for PC; to get exclusive content on Xbox One

Ubisoft Massive has announced (video below) that its online role-playing shooter The Division is also headed to PC. The game was first revealed at E3 as a PS4 and Xbox One game, but citing fan demand, the developer will now also release the game on PC. Meanwhile, Microsoft announced at …

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EA’s Gamescom conference – Watch it here

EA is set for another big conference at this year’s Gamescom, and you can catch the livestream as it happens right here. The publisher will reveal further details about The Sims 4, the latest in its hit life simulation series that has taken the world by storm since the first …

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Xbox One launch line-up revealed

Microsoft has released the final list of games that will be available alongside the launch of the Xbox One. Before we get to the list, we should mention that Xbox One launches only in 13 countries this year. The console arrives in India, along with South East Asia, in late …

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Ambitious new Fable game for Xbox One announced. All the details inside.

Microsoft’s big exclusive game announcement at Gamescom was a new title in the Fable series – Fable Legends. The title has been developed with Unreal Engine 4 and is a co-op game of sorts. Users can play through the title on their own with three AI controlled characters, or with …

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