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40 has been shaved off the price of the upcoming Xbox One Sunset Overdrive bundle by online retailer GameStop. The white console and game bundle – due out on October 31st – can be had from the site for 309.97. The price is labelled up as a promotion so don’t …

The Alone in the Dark IP is making a return. Atari has announced that Alone in the Dark: Illumination will be released on PC this autumn and feature a mix of new twists, storylines and gameplay to give players a frightening new experience”. Chief amongst the new features is online …

PlayStation Plus has suddenly become exponentially more enticing for Japanese Vita owners. An existing program called UMD Passport offers Vita owners the chance to carry over their compatible PSP games to Vita for a discounted price. However, Siliconera reports thatfrom September 17th PlayStation Plus subscribers will be offered access to …

Capcom has revealed Resident Evil Revelations 2 at Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show conference this morning. The game has been confirmed for PS4 although it seems that a release on Xbox One, PS3 and Xbox 360 also seems likely. It’s also not yet known exactly how the game will connect with …

Square Enix’s Dragon Quest series is scheduled to make a PS4 debut next year. Spin-off title Dragon Quest: Heroes is slated for both PS4 and PS3 in 2015 and is being developed by Square Enix’s Yuji Horii and Tecmo Koei’s Kou Shibusawa, of Dynasty Warriors fame. There will also be …

Capcom’s free-to-play Dark Souls-a-like Deep Down has had some new gameplay shown off, courtesy of the title’s developers. The gothic action game was originally teased alongside the PS4 reveal, before disappearing for a few months. The new developer report video shows some mechanics reminiscent of punishing RPG Dark Souls, including …

Jonnie Bryant has moved to Jagex as head of PR. For the past six years Bryant worked at Blizzard as a PR manager. Prior to that he held PR roles at Vivendi and Take-Two. In his new job as Jagex’s head of PR, Bryant will be overseeing the firm’s global …

Digital games distribution service GOG.com has announced its expansion into movies, as it hopes to entice Hollywood studios to join in its stance against DRM. The company’s new initiative launched earlier today with 20 documentaries revolving around the subject of gaming, including Indie Game: The Movie, Gamer Age and The …

A standalone offering of Xbox One’s camera peripheral Kinect will arrive in October, Microsoft has announced. The firm states Xbox One’s camera sensor will launch independent of the hardware on October 7th for $150. A digital copy of Harmonix’s Dance Central Spotlight is also included with purchase. Kinect was included …

The Minecraft licensing bandwagon continues with news of an official tie-up with the BBC’s cherished sci-fi IP Doctor Who. The BBC Worldwide, Mojang and Microsoft Studios deal will see a number of Time Lord-related assets released over the coming weeks alongside the broadcast of series eight, which kicked off at …