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Gears of War creator Epic has said that its want to maintain independence may mean it never makes another big single-player epic. This shift, it has said, came after the completion of Gears of War: Judgement, the cost of which was huge. "The economics of those games forces developers to …

The first game ever made by Grasshopper Manufacture is to be released in the west for the first time. The Silver Case was released on PlayStation in Japan in 1999. Now director Goichi Suda (Suda 51) has confirmed a remake in the works for PC. Eurogamer reports that the remake …

Multiplayer title will now be sold using premium price points at $30, $60 and $100

Upcoming console rumoured to instead use game carts similar to 3DS handheld

F84 Games’ Sean McNamara on why teamwork matters, where passion can take you and how he ended up pitching to comic book legend Stan Lee

Gears of War designer and Boss Key founder raises nearly $10,000 for St. Baldrick’s

Microsoft has revealed how much Windows 10 will cost when its free upgrade period ends in July. The OS will cease to be offered as a free upgrade to existing Windows users on July 29th, at which point it will be priced at $119 (around 82, although the actual UK …

Dransfield joins Lick PR as junior account manager, Imagine promotes Josh West and Keywords brings on new chief customer officer Journalist Dransfield joins Lick PR Freelance journalist Ian Dransfield has joined the London-based PR agency Lick as junior account manager. Dransfield previously produced written and video content for the likes …

Print and digital magazine available now, including interviews with the BBC, Channel 4 and Sam Barlow, plus in-depth looks at The Banner Saga and Carmageddon: Max Damage

Sony is investing more marketing money in Uncharted 4 than it has with any previous game. Marketing manager Joe Palmer says that there has been an influx of PS4 owners that never owned a PS3 – which was the console the previous three Uncharted games were released on. Therefore the …