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Need for Speed developer Ghost Games has announced the PC version won’t make it out alongside its console counterparts this November. Need for Speed was previously confirmed for a November 3rd, 2015 launch on PS4, Xbox One and Windows PC. This week however, the studioannouncedit will need to delay the …

Naughty Dog creative director Neil Druckmann has expressed his interest in developing a new game based on the Half-Life franchise. Druckmann – who wrote The Last of Us and is currently working on Uncharted 4 – recently took toTwitterto publicly declare Naughty Dog’s interest in Valve’s IP. Look, Valve, all …

The PS4 iteration of PS2 Classics could be in the works, as a trio of the legacy hardware’s titles have been rated by the Pan European Game Information Board. Gematsu reports Twisted Metal: Black, Ape Escape 2 and Dark Chronicle (Dark Cloud 2 in the US) have been rated on …

Murasaki Baby developer plots hiring run

Founder Oskari Hakkinen speaks to Develop about its ambitious new project

Japanese publisher Experience has announced its intention to release two JRPGs on Xbox One. Pure Xbox reports that CEO Hajime Chikami has confirmed global releases for both Stranger of Sword City and an in-development game going by the working title of Students of the Round 2. Both will offer full …

The public has just a few hours to get their votes in for this year’s h.Club 100 list. Voting closes at midnight tonight (Monday, September 14th). The public vote decides who takes away the People’s Choice award. Those interested in taking part should head here to register their choices. Voting …

Graphics expert Nvidia has via an (extremely polite yet also quite cutting) blog post questioned the gaming appeal of the new Apple TV box. If you’re already an Apple TV user, we don’t necessarily expect you to run out and buy the new Apple TV,” it said. While many of …

As Mario celebrates his 30th birthday and with Super Mario Maker now on shelves, MCV thought this would be a prime opportunity to look back at the classic franchise Mario: it’s a name that has defined the entire video games industry for decades, with no need for an introduction. Nintendo’s …

One of the App Store’s earliest success stories is among a list of older smartphone games being killed by publisher EA. Included on the list is the multi-million selling Flight Control, which back in 2009 sold 700k copies in under two months on sale – an especially notable achievement considering …