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Sony looked to answer its critics that said Vita was given short shrift at E3, with a blockbuster Gamescom showing. The platform holder took to unveiling blockbuster IP including Call of Duty, Killzone and Assassin’s Creed, while showing new IP Tearaway. It follows an E3 where Sony was criticised for …
Read More »Gamescom guide suggests Valve Half-Life 3 reveal
But listing sourced from places such as forums and blogs, state event organisers
Read More »Starhawk 1.03 update includes two free maps
Starhawk, Lightbox Entertainement’s follow-up to popular PS3 multiplayer game Warhawk, has received a free update, which includes two new maps for free. The 1.03 update also includes an increased level cap, team balance fixes, improved voice chat, and various other tweaks. The major talking point, however, is the Cypress Map …
Read More »‘Call of Duty: Black Ops II can take eSports to the masses’
Call of Duty: Black Ops II’s brand new multiplayer has been inspired by the eSports phenomenon, the developer has told MCV. Both Activision and developer Treyarch took to the stage ahead of Gamescom in Cologne last night to reveal a new Call of Duty multiplayer that is not just targeting …
Read More »PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale pushed to November
The release of multiplayer brawler PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale has been pushed back to 21st November 2012. The game was earlier set to hit stands on 24th October. The announcement was made on the official PlayStation Blog by Chan Park, president of developer SuperBot Entertainment, who said that the additional …
Read More »Epic buys People Can Fly, but Bulletstorm dev’s founder leaves
Epic Games has bought the remaining stake in Bulletstorm and Gears of War: Judgment developer People Can Fly. Epic already owned a majority stake in the Polish developer, and with this move, the studio is now wholly owned by Gears of War and Unreal creator Epic. The acquisition has had …
Read More »Minecraft PC passes seven million sales
Wildly popular indie game reaches another milestone in just three months
Read More »David Perry – The life of a legend
Develop asks the famously tall industry luminary - crowned Development Legend in July - what it takes to become one of the best
Read More »GDC Europe 2012 kicks off – What to see
Fourth pan-European developer event begins ahead of Gamescom 2012
Read More »Dead End Thrills ends the games as art debate
ADD TO YOUR BOOKMARKS: Is the ‘are the games art?’ debate the most tedious in recorded human history? Perhaps. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t make deadendthrills.com one of your main go-to bookmarks. Because you should. Run by freelance games journalist and former Edge writer Duncan Harris, the site documents …
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