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Read More »Valve no competition for Xbox, says Microsoft Exec
Don Mattrick says Valve is innovative, but not a threat
Read More »Steam Box may get prototype in next four months
'We're working with partners trying to nail down how fast we can make it,' says Newell
Read More »UPDATED: Dead Space 4 canned as EA axes series – report
Lower than expected sales of Dead Space 3 have forced EA to cancel the sequel and effectively axe the IP, a report claims. VideoGamer has word from an unspecified source that Dead Space 4 was already in pre-production at Visceral Games. However, sales of former UK No.1 Dead Space 3 …
Read More »Lara Croft film reboot in the works
Developer Crystal Dynamics is working with GK Films on a film reboot of the Lara Croft franchise. The news, of course, follows today’s release of Lara Croft’s gaming reboot Tomb Raider. To date two Tomb Raider films have been made, but the weak commercial and critical performance of the second …
Read More »Resident Evil 6 to land in cinemas September 2014
Sony Pictures and Screen Gems have confirmed that Resident Evil 6 is on the way and will be in cinemas on September 12th2014. There has been no confirmation that Milla Jovovich will return as Alice or that Paul W.S. Anderson will be back in the director’s chair. The box office …
Read More »Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game getting digital release this summer
Activision has confirmed the name of its first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game. Called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, the release was first touted as part of Activision’s multi-year deal with Nickelodeon last month. This new third person brawler will be released on Xbox Live Arcade, the …
Read More »Updated: EA to kill off Dead Space series following poor Dead Space 3 sales – report
Update: EA’s Peter Moore has called Videogamer’s report a "fabrication" in a comment on GamesIndustry.biz, shortly after the publisher’s US corportate communications team issued a statement calling the news of Dead Space 4’s cancellation "patently false." Moore called the report "Standard, shoddy website journalism recipe, born out of a desperate …
Read More »Sega announces Sonic endless runner for iOS
As old a video game character Sonic is and as new a genre endless running is, the two couldn’t be more compatible, and Sega has finally decided to explore that potential with a Sonic endless runner. Sonic Dash will feature the iconic Sonic the Hedgehog, and will arrive soon” on …
Read More »Pro Foosball dev Quirkat opens London studio
Jordanian developer behind PSN table football game expands to Europe
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