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Sony plans to slash the high cost of the PS4 in Brazil by partnering with a local manufacturer to build consoles for the region. As reported by IGN Brazil, Flextronics will assemble PS4s in the Manaus Free Trade Zone. It is hoped this will reduce the price of the console …

The senior manager of marketing in Nintendo of America’s licensing department has urged the company’s fans to be a bit more adventurous with the digital content they buy. "It seems like a lot of the Nintendo fans and consumers they gravitate towards nostalgia, they gravitate towards platformer and puzzle action …

Console firm partnering with Flextronics to assemble hardware in Free Trade Zone

Really, Madden never had women in the crowds before? Does FIFA? Clearly we haven’t been paying enough attention. FIFA 16 is taking a big step forward this year with the addition for the first time of female teams, albeit just a limited selection of international squads. US-centric release Madden may …

Mods will remain free for time-being

“It’s not fun, and it’s not social. It’s just tech.”

Only two members of Top Gear’s (nor former) iconic trio will feature in Microsoft’s upcoming Xbox One racer Forza Motorsport 6. Videogamer reports that while Richard Hammond and James May will lend their voices to the game, controversial presenter Jeremy Clarkson will not. Top Gear and its talent have previously …

E3 2016 heading back to LA on June 14th to 16th

Life is Strange and Remember Me developer Dontnod has teased some more details about its upcoming RPG title Vampyr. The game casts fans as a – you guessed it – vampire, one Jonathan E. Reid, a military surgeon transformed into an undead. Consumers will explore early 20th century London, and …

PlayStation tested with several marketing and focus groups before reveal