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So, here’s something to get PC gamers all riled up. Mark Rein, vice president of Unreal Engine creator Epic Games, has hailed the PlayStation 4 for the crazy, ridiculous stuff” developers can do with it, even going so far as to say that it was like giving you the world’s …
Read More »UK game industry spawns over 300 studios since 2008
Mobile dominates new generation of developers, just 34 of 448 studios are publisher-owned
Read More »GameStop: PS4 demand will outstrip supply
The PS4 will likely be hard to find on the High Street when it eventually arrives (hopefully) later this year. "Although we have been given no official numbers by Sony we do believe that demand will far outpace the supply of this product during the launch window," GameStop president Tony …
Read More »Ex-Zynga Austin GM opens F2P studio
Andrew Busey-led developer releases collectible card game for iOS
Read More »OPINION: Xbox absence tells us nothing about next-gen
If you’re from this part of the industry – and pretty much almost everyone at GDC last week was or had been at some point in their life – the most asked and unanswered question of the show was around next-gen consoles. While Sony was there and shared somemore detail …
Read More »Microsoft launches Play to Earn Xbox Live Reward scheme
Xbox 360 owners are this month being offered a handful of freebies as part of Microsoft’s new Play to Earn scheme. Three ‘Punchcards’ have been offered, each of which offers a different giveaway upon completion. They are as follows: * Punchcard One: Play 20 hours of any combination of arcade …
Read More »And here’s your Grand Theft Auto V boxart
Rockstar has revealed the boxart for upcoming release Grand Theft Auto V. It stays true to the templates laid down by its predecessors and will be instantly recognisable to shoppers, as well as likely pleasing series’ diehards. The game itself is due out on September 17th. Here’s the art in …
Read More »The War Z taken down after database hack
Things don’t get any better for The War Z. Having already been forced off Steam following controversy about missing content and inaccurate game descriptions, the poorly received zombie shooter has now suffered at the hands of hackers. Creators OP Productions have taken the game and its forum completely offline while …
Read More »Simon Miller joins VideoGamer.com
Former Imagine Publishing and THQ man Simon Miller is the new editor-in-chief of VideoGamer.com. Miller previously spent over six years working at Imagine where he eventually became editor-at-large before going on to work at the now closed UK branch of THQ as PR manager. He takes over from outgoing editor …
Read More »Metal Gear Solid snub makes David Hayter "feel a little ill"
Solid Snake may be returning in both the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and its standalone prequel Ground Zeroes, but it won’t be Snake as we know it. That’s because David Hayter – the man made famous for voicing the gravelly-toned stealth specialist – hasn’t be asked …
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