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PlayStation US boss Shawn Layden took to the stage at the PlayStation Experience to show off more footage of the remake of Final Fantasy VII. The long-rumoured title was announced during the platform holder’s E3 conference to much fanfare. The game features a more active battle system, similar to that …

In just fifteen minutes time, Sony will be taking to the stage at its San Francisco expo PlayStation Experience. The conference starts at 6pm GMT, with PlayStation set to make some pretty huge announcements. This is the firm’s second PlayStation Experience – the expo debuted last year to celebrate 20 …

Developer Yacht Club Games has announced a December 11th release for the Shovel Knight figure in Europe. However, it won’t be hitting North America until January 8th. It will be priced at 10.99 and $12.99 respectively. It was an agonizing decision, as production difficulties forced us to choose between rushing …

David Cage's studio denies lightening Arabs' skin colour in PS4 remaster

VR adaptation adopts a first-person view similar to that of rival Guitar Hero Live

Basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal showed up last night’s The Game Awards to show some new footage from his game, Shaq-Fu: A Legend Reborn. The video features around ten seconds of gameplay. Original developer Big Deez Productions is absent from the trailer, with Saber Interactive being listed as the developer. That …

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 …