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The developer of Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive has expressed its desire to port the game to PC. As spotted by PC Gamer, Insomniac told one fan on Twitter that it would love it if it could happen but ball is in Xbox’s court on it”. Shortly after it added: …

Ahead of today’s Ubisoft AGM CEO Yves Guillemot has said he won’t relax until Vivendi is out of the company entirely. Tensions between the two groups have risen over recent months as former Activision owner Vivendi has increased its ownership share in Ubisoft, and seems to want to take control …

Sequel to revived post-apocalyptic adventure aims to raise $2.75m

The latest entry in Atlus’ Persona RPG series has fallen to the No.2 spot in Japan according to date provided by Famitsu. The PS4 SKU of the release – last week’s top dog – saw a sales decrease of 85 per cent week-on-week. The PS3 version, which debuted at No.2 …

Academy kicks off new initiative to bring more women into the games industry

There’s a lot to talk about with this year’s entry in the FIFA series. The developers added in a single player story mode – The Journey – that tells the tail of an up-and-coming footballer and features Mass Effect-style dialogue choices. Then there’s the small matter of the studio opting …

Israel-based dev secures investment from London Venture Partners and Gigi Levy-Weiss

Amazon’sUK games boss Russell Jones has said that the industry needs to work hard to upgrade PS3 and Xbox 360 gamers to Sony and Microsoft’s new machines. And the new slim PlayStation 4 and Xbox One S – with their lower price points – could help resolve that issue. It’s …

Game makers have said that Sony’s PlayStation VR could become the sector’s market leader. Speaking to MCV, studios said that due to its comparatively low price point of 349, and the requirement of a 259 PS4, the hardware could quickly outsell its premium rivals – Oculus’ 549 Rift and HTC …

A number of UK retailers are today offering the launch version of the PS4 for just 149. Tesco, Smyths, Argos, Game, John Lewis and ShopTo have all gone live with 149 offers for the pre-slim 500GB version of he PS4 bundled with a game. In most instances it’s new release …