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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 …
Read More »Training Spotlight: Birmingham City University
This postgraduate course is built around being part of a proper development studio
Read More »Training Spotlight: Sheffield Hallam University
This Sheffield games course has a real-world approach to teaching
Read More »European version of The Last of Us is censored
Elements of the multiplayer component of The Last of Us were censored in the European release, it has been discovered. Eurogamer reports that the European version lacks some of the gore found in the US release – specifically, weapons that lead to exploding heads have been calmed to avoid the …
Read More »Sony and FA announce PlayStation Schools’ Cup
The English Football Association and Sony have joined forces for what is to be called the PlayStation Schools’ Cup. Over 2,000 schools and 100,000 kids across England will a host of tournaments for the U12-U15 age categories that will be run between September and May. Tottenham Hotspur captain Michael Dawson …
Read More »Nominations open for GamesAid’s 2013 charities
Call opens for nominations of UK charities deserving games industry's support
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