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Is there a more telling sign of the times than Shigeru Miyamoto taking to the stage at an Apple event to announce a new Mario platform game for smartphones? As unlikely as it sounds, that’s precisely what happened last night. Super Mario Run is coming exclusively to iOS. A Mario …

Two new PlayStation consoles will be available before Christmas. Sony last night at its PlayStation Meeting event confirmed two machines – the PS4 Pro (known until now as the PS4 Neo) and the redesigned new standard PS4 (which has until now been referred to as the PS4 Slim). The Pro …

Pokemon Go developer Niantic has admitted that part of its strategy in creating the successful game was building a foundation from which similar titles can be launched. In other words, expect similar games to Pokemon Go to emerge from the studio, and in the not too distant future, too. In …

Is this the least surprising news ever? Quite possibly. A presumed slip-up on the Apple website today, as picked up by Reddit and widely reported elsewhere, has actually named the iPhone 7 – a device that won’t be revealed until tonight’s 6pm event. Is it a given that the new …

Tonight’s the night. After a long, long wait, Sony will take to the New York stage tonight to lift the lid on two brand new PlayStation consoles. Well, we say brand new. The PS4 Slim, amazingly, is already available in the UK, despite having not been officially acknowledged. Expect that …

The lead composer for the Dragon Quest series has been officially recognised as the oldest songwriter working in video games. Koichi Sugiyama received the Guinness World Record as the World’s Oldest Video Game Composer for putting together a tune at the very specific age of 84 years and 292 days …

LDLC has signed the former Le Mixx Overwatch roster, which features some of Europe’s best players. The new LDLC team is made up of Guillaume KabaL” Ettori, Rikard Klanton” Lundberg, Tarek .kr4tosdigga?!” Ekmekci, Metehan Mete” Akst, Mihail Mezamorphis” P?unecu and Toni ube” Hkli. Tarek "kr4tosdigga" Ekmekci previously played on Graviton …

Dev diary discusses how upcoming pirate game renders different bodies of water

It’s been an odd week for Sony, after its alleged Slim PS4 leaked online when someone managed to buy one on Gumtree. Sony is expected to announce the PS4 Slim today (September 7th) during an event that was planned long ago. Reports from The Wall Street Journal further say that …

Remember in the olden days when consoles would arrive with a demo disc? Well, they’re back. Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation VR, which launches for 350 in October, will include a disc with eight VR demos in the box. This is an especially smart move as it means owners …