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Remember those rumours of a PlayStation event in New York on September 7th? Sony’s just confirmed it. The platform holder hasn’t explicitly stated that the gathering will be the first public unveiling for the PS4 Neo, but that seems an absolute certainty – especially as the event will be livestreamed. …

‘More powerful hardware doesn’t just mean upgraded textures or a higher framerate,’ CEO Sean Murray enthuses about title's procedural framework

Five events throughout September will teach local devs how to use the engine

Graphics card maker pledges ‘no catch’ support for lesser-known games by exposing them to its community

Shock! A fan remake of 1991 Game Boy outing Metroid 2 has been forced offline by rights holder Nintendo. Project AM2R (Another Metroid 2 Remake) arrived at the weekend after some six years of development. The release was designed to tie in with Metroid’s 30th anniversary, which oddly passed without …

Devs will compete for a showcase spot at the event’s Indie Arena Booth

Activision’s 2012 licensed outing Transformers: Fall of Cybertron has received a surprise release on PS4 and Xbox One. Despite the lack of official announcement, the game can currently be had from PSN for 29.99 or Xbox Live for 39.99. For your money you also get the game’s three pieces of …

Wargaming has partnered with ESL to create the official Wargaming online shop, as the Wargaming.net league returns for another year. The online shop will allow fans of Wargaming’s properties to buy high quality merchandise based around World of Tanks, Master of Orion and World of Warships along with jerseys of …

The only connection between Bethesda’s new Prey and the 2006 original appears to be the name. So why use the name at all? That was the question put to Raphael Colantonio, the creative director at developer Arkane, by GameSpot. Well it was a matter of, first of all it’s hard …

Suddenly find yourself in a mental rut? Don’t panic: Shahid Ahmad is here to talk developers through his 12-step process for solving any creative problem