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A number of UK retailers have begun telling customers that new PS4 pre-orders cannot be guaranteed for day one. CVG reports that Amazon is now telling customers the following: "Please note – due to high demand, orders placed for this PlayStation 4 console from August 6th may be received after …
Read More »Namco Bandai opens Vancouver studio
New branch to focus on mobile and online titles
Read More »VIDEO: EA explains FIFA 14’s Pure Shot and Real Ball physics
FIFA 14 should offer the most realistic ball striking system ever seen in a football game, according to EA. It achieves this via two new systems – Pure Shot and Real Ball. Pure Shot sees individual players adjust their stance as they approach the goal so they are positioned to …
Read More »Square Enix cuts losses by 75%
Browser, social, and mobile sales drive turnaround, but company held back by console performance
Read More »Creative England launches £1m support scheme for South West devs
GamesLab to offer funding, workshops and business expertise to studios in the region
Read More »Gran Turismo 6 pre-Christmas release confirmed, but still no date
Sony has reiterated that Gran Turismo 6 will arrive this year, but is still shying away from nailing down a release date. Speaking with GTPlanet about the game’s release, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president and CEO Jim Ryan said, It will be before Christmas [2013], definitely”. We gave a lot …
Read More »Arma 3 single player campaign won’t arrive until after launch
Bohemia Interactive has announced that the single player campaign for Arma 3 won’t arrive until after the game is officially released. The developer now plans to release in the campaign across three free DLC episodes called Survive, Adapt and Win. The game will still ship with 12 single player showcase …
Read More »Sachin Tendulkar originally approached to front Don Bradman Cricket 14
Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar was originally approached by developer Big Ant Studios to endorse and star in its upcoming cricket gameDon Bradman Cricket 14. HES’ Ashes Cricket 2013 rival was announced earlier today. Posting on thePlanetCricket forums, Big Ant Studios CEO Ross Symons said: For ‘personalities’ sometimes you just …
Read More »Sony rejects bid to sell off its entertainment divisions
Unanimous rejection by Sony board members to mooted sell-off, which included PlayStation
Read More »Doom 4 was scrapped because it "did not have spirit"
Id software director Tim Willits has admitted that the former build of Doom 4 was scrapped because it failed to harness the spirit of the series. In October 2011 it was revealed that work on the game had been indefinitely postponed” although both Id and publisher Bethesda insist that the …
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