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There wasn’t much in the way of new news at EA’s Gamescom 2015 press conference this morning, but a new gameplay trailer for Mirror’s Edge Catalyst was certainly a highlight. Experience the moment where Faith begins her rise from a carefree runner to the hero the city needs,” the video …

Microsoft has revealed one of the more luxurious special editions of recent times. The Halo 5 Guardians Limited Collector’s Edition: Pink Mist Edition, to give it its really quite remarkably lengthy full name, comes with a full scale 1:1 replica Needler pistol. It’s 29-inches long and 10-inches high. The model …

John Broomhall speaks to Earcom’s Paul Weir about the excitement surrounding Hello Games’ intriguing title

You can read the first MCV @ Gamescom Daily for this year’s show in Cologne for free right now. Head over to our Digital Edition for the Daily to check out an interview with PlayStation Europe chief Jim Ryan, as well as an in-depth look at the prospects for virtual …

Game of Thrones star Peter Pinklage was one of the headline features of Destiny – but soon he is to be removed from the game altogether. Game Informer reports that Bungie is replacing the Hollywood star with Nolan North, the voice of nearly every major games character from the last …

EA is the second games giant to take to the Gamescom stage this year, and you can see all of the publisher’s big reveals first right here. We’re sure to see some more of Star Wars Battlefront, plus Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Need For Speed, FIFA 16 and perhaps even a …

Roll7’s skateboarding sequel OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood is heading to PC platforms next week, publisher Devolver Digital has announced. The game is set to launch on Windows, Mac and Linux platforms on August 11thvia Steam, GOG and Humble Store. The PC version will cost $14.99 – matching the PlayStaiton …

Casual games studio Gameloft has reported positive financial results for its second quarter and first half of 2015. The French company posted a year-on-year sales increase of 15 per cent for the first half of its fiscal year, reaching €127.4m. North America accounted for 24 per cent of sales, while …

505 Games and Re-Logic have confirmed 3DS and Wii U versions of Terraria are in the works for release in early 2016. Both editions will feature touch screen controls and multiplayer – the 3DS supporting up to four players through local WiFi, and the Wii U offering full online support …

Strategy game coming Autumn 2016