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UK developer Ninja Theory has revealed that it is working with a professor of neuroscience to give upcoming title Hellblade a psychological edge. Main character Senua is described as a Celtic warrior who is left traumatised by a Viking invasion”, with mental health and psychosis” being the key themes. True …

GamesAid is the spiritual successor to games industry charitable initiatives SoftAid in the 1980s and ESC (The Entertainment Software Charity) in the early noughties, both led by Rod Cousens. GamesAid was formed in late 2007 by the Trustees, Greg Ingham (who was chair, ex CEO of Future Publishing and founder …

Out of all the things that the UK games industry has achieved over the past decade, GamesAid must stand as the best. The industry charity has raised well over 1.2m since it launched to support children from all walks of life. Yet its impact goes beyond changing the lives of …

Sony has at last released some footage of Ratchet & Clank’s PS4 game. The re-imagining of the 2002 PS2 game was announced a year ago but today is the first time Insomniac has shown it in action. The video below also splices in footage of the upcoming film, which was …

Yet another last-gen game is getting a makeover and heading to next-gen consoles. 505 Games has announced a PS4 and Xbox One release for Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. The SKU will include a director’s commentary, soundtrack and concept art gallery. After hitting consoles in the summer, it will …

The next game from the creator of Thomas Was Alone has a summer release date. Volume will be released on PS4, Vita and Steam on August 18th. It will support Cross Buy on the consoles. It had been suggested previously that the game would hit PlayStation around a month before …

Fans can pre-order two E3 blockbusters for 80 from Tesco. The offer is available for just the week of E3, Monday, June 15th to Friday, June 19th, and will be available via the Tesco website. The retailer says the deal will include the standard editions of ‘key software releases’ that …

Barcelona star Neymar will front this year’s entry in the PES series. The Champions League, La Liga and Copa Del Ray winner will star on PES 2016’s pack shot and feature in all of its marketing materials. Last year’s game was fronted by Germany and Bayern Munich’s Mario Gtze. PES …

It seems that Nintendo’s latest shooter still has legs (tentacles?) in Japan, as it outdoes a slew of new releases to remain top of the retail charts. According to the latest data from Famitsu, despite Splatoon’s sales nearly halving from its launch week, Wii U hardware sales actually went up, …

CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwinski on development, buggy games and building for success