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Leading UK games retailers expect the toys-to-life genre to get even bigger this year with the arrival of LEGO Dimensions. Warner Bros’ game will unite LEGO characters such as Gandalf and Batman, and is coming to Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii U on September 29th. The title …

Thatgamecompany’s popular digital PlayStation trio will this summer get a physical release on PS4. GameSpot reports that the release will be accompanied by the digital release of Journey on PS4 for the first time. Journey will be on the disc joined by Flow and Flower, both of which are already …

Smartwatch games could be a major force in the industry, as long as developers don’t just port smartphone titles to the platform, says Everywear Games. Aki Jrvilehto, who is the CEO of the smartwatch developer, told MCV: We expect 2015 to be the year of smartwatch gaming. He added: Smartwatches …

The CEO of GAME is excited about the imminent return of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, because these games appeal to so many different gamers. Martyn Gibbs’ comments follows that of GameStop’s international boss, who told MCV last year that ‘now is a good time for Guitar Hero to come …

Six more projects receive development funds

Xbox One and PS4 are retailing for well below 300, as the price war between the consoles continues. Xbox announced last week that UK retailers would be lowering the cost of its console to 299.99 but some stores have gone even lower – GameStop is selling the system for under …

Upcoming movie Pixel will be joined by an associated mobile game from Bandai Namco. The free-to-play title takes the Sony Pictures Entertainment film and turns it into a tower defence title. Notably it will, like the movie, star characters from across the publisher spectrum including Pac-Man, Frogger and Q*bert. "With …

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Xbox UK has trumped rival PlayStation in the Sales Team category at this year’s MCV Awards. The outlet was revealed as the winner of the closely-fought prize at last night’s industry celebration. Chief among Xbox’s determining factors as the finest sales team of 2014 was its smart deal-making over the …

The electronics giant rounds up some of the best software for games development seen at last month's conference