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First it was November, then March, then April. Now Project Cars is due out in May. Bandai Namco and developer Slightly Mad Studios have said that the PS4, Xbox One and PC version of Project Cars will now be released at an unspecified point in mid-May. The game had initially …

Microsoft has released this month’s Xbox One firmware update, officially adding screenshot support to the console along with a few other features. The oft-requested screenshot feature is finally available for all owners of Microsoft’s hardware, allowing users to take screen captures by double-tapping the Xbox button on Xbox One controllers …

Curve Digital’s co-owner and design director Jonathan Biddle has left the indie publisher to open up his own development studio. Biddle departs after ten years with Curve, heading up efforts on titles including Stealth Inc, Stealth Inc 2 and Fluidity. "I’m so intensely proud of the work I’ve done as …

The makers of Pokemon have teamed up with Sega to release a new action platformer called Tembo the Badass Elephant. The game is due out this summer on PS4, Xbox One and PC. That means it’s the first time since 1999 PlayStation title Click Medic that the company has made …

Minecraft could actually be banned in Turkey after a government investigation concluded that the game is excessively violent. The country’s family and social policies minister Aysenur Islam last month ordered an investigation into the game to assess its suitability for children. Although one would hope that the ministry at least …

MD Faruk Yerli says only CryEngine can create "true virtual reality experience"

Sony is to terminate the PlayStation Mobile service on Vita in the summer. Distribution of content will end on July 15th and the service proper will be shut down on September 10th. From that date users won’t be able to re-download any content they may have previously purchased. Nor will …

Epic Boss says virtual reality, unlike 3D movies and television, "can be done perfectly"

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Directors claim A Thief's End 'much more ambitious than we originally envisioned'