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The developer of PlayStation title Beyond: Two Souls has strongly denied accusations the some dark-skinned characters have had their skin tone deliberately lightened in the game’s PS4 version. Eurogamer yesterday noted that some of the characters featured in a level set in a Saudi Arabian embassy appeared to have notably …

Microsoft has said, without revealing any sales numbers, that Black Friday week was a record one for Xbox. VentureBeat reports that Xbox Store revenues were up 57 per cent year-on-year across Xbox One and Xbox 360 with total paid unique users up 55 per cent. On Xbox One that growth …

Last night’s The Game Awards saw Nintendo’s American boss Reggie Fils-Aime deliver a touching tribute to the company’s late boss Satoru Iwata. Iwata passed away in July of bile duct cancer. He was aged 55. "One of the most over-used words in the English language is unique,” Fils-Aime said. That’s …

After bringing its Rock Band franchise back this year, Harmonix is now set to launch the IP on Oculus Rift. The firm has announced that Rock Band will be launching on the Oculus Rift headset next year. Harmonix debuted a trailer (below) for the game at last night’s The Game …

Retailers GAME and Overclockers have partnered up to offer gaming PCs and components in GAME stores and on its website. As well as allowing GAME customers to trade in against PC goods, GAME Wallet will also be integrated into the Overclockers website, meaning buyers can cash in their GAME Reward …

Enlighten’s latest release brings affordability and screen-space independency to dynamic reflections

Following rumours and speculation, Psyonix has confirmed that its chaotic car-football title is coming to Xbox One. During last night’s The Game Awards, the developer released a trailer confirming that Rocket League was in fact launching on Xbox One in February 2016. This follows Psyonix’s VP of marketing and communications …

Double Fine is looking for $3.3m to make a sequel to 2005 platformer Psychonauts. Tim Schafer announced the game at The Game Awards last night. Along with the money raised from crowdfunding platform Fig, the game will also be propped up by the studio itself and investors. In total an …

Japanese publisher Sega has slashed its fiscal predictions for the year for the second time. The firm’s net sales forecasts have been cut by 65 billion (15 per cent), from 420 billion to 355 billion. In a document on its investor relations page, Sega says that this reduction in predicted …

Donations appeal now open for Monolith Productions’ Michael Forgey