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Trio of digital entries in Ubisoft’s flagship franchise all due this year

A Batman-themed PS4 console will arrive alongside Warner Bros’ Batman: Arkham Knight in June. The limited edition console includes a 500GB Steel Grey PS4 console complete with a similarly coloured Batman faceplate and a Steel Grey DualShock 4 controller. There will also be a standard Arkham Knight bundle including a …

2005 RPG Jade Empire could be resurrected with a sequel, developer BioWare has hinted. There’s always hope,” studio general manager Aaryn Flynn said in a Kotaku Q&A. Both [Dragon Age’s executive producer] Mark and [creative director] Mike worked on Jade Empire, so they’re advocates for it in the studio (so …

If you’re concerned that developer Cloud Imperium’s bank account is running a little low, another high-cost vehicle has been added to the game’s store. The Vanguard can now be purchased for $300. The heavy fighter comes with lifetime insurance and some hangar decorations… but is not actually playable as of …

Studio aims to hire 400 staff in 2015

A recreation of the first level from Super Mario 64 made with the Unity engine must be removed from the internet, Nintendo has said. Super Mario 64 HD was created by Roystan Ross as an attempt to learn Unity. It uses the level structure of 64 and character models from …

Strawdog's Derek Pettigrew on the skills needed to bag the role

Lorne Lanning laments triple-A pressures and the constant need for growth

Stephen Daultrey has been named as the new editor of the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition. Daultrey is the former web/gaming editor for Maxim and has previously written for Bizarre and Flipside, as well as CVG’s website. The games industry is by far the most creative and exciting industry in …

Continuing our entry guides with a look at the awards for tools providers, service firms, recruiters and more