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The full Assassin’s Creed experience is making its handheld debut on October 30th. The game has been built from the ground-up for Vita and features tie-ins with the full console version. A special Vita bundle will be launched with the game, including a white crystal Vita. Assassin’s Creed III Liberation …

Sony’s Smash Bros-rival is also coming to PlayStation Vita, Sony has announced. New characters was also unveiled at the event including Big Daddy from the Bioshock series and Nathan Drake from Uncharted. It will feature cross-play with PlayStation 3. PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale was originally announced for PS3 in April. …

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Lay offs timed to line up with E3

Ubisoft has announced a new IP called Watch Dogs. Platforms weren’t confirmed, although it looks likely to be a title for the next generation of consoles. The open-world game allows the player to hack electronics, lights, phones. It is a story-driven title, and is reminiscent of the Deus Ex series. …

UK developer Criterion has unveiled the next iteration in the Need for Speed series. The firm, which gave a shout out to the Queen during EA’s E3 press conference, is remaining the fan-favourite ‘Most Wanted’ video game. It launches on October 30th. In the game players will be able to …

EA has nabbed the licence to develop official Ultimate Fighting Championship video games. THQ had held the licence, resulting in four video games – three brawlers and a fitness title. The first UFC game published by THQ was by far the most successful one, although UFC 3 (pictured) released in …

Dead Space 3 will hit shelves in February 2013. The sequel to EA’s hit horror series was the dramatic opener to its E3 press conference in Los Angeles today. The game features two-player co-op, which was shown to the assembled media and trade for the first time. Judging by the …

Japanese newspaper Nikkei reporting large screen version of handheld unveiling is due

Microsoft has described its new SmartGlass technology as the next step in its journey to make Xbox synonymous with entertainment” following the 2010 release of Kinect. SmartGlass has been designed to offer creative opportunities both for games developers and content providers. Although no finished products were shown, Microsoft did play …