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Elite co-deveoper and Raspberry Pi trustee to pic up accolade at next week’s ceremony in London

A standalone prequel to last year’s entry in the Wolfenstein series is due for digital and retail release in May. Wolfenstein: The Old Blood will launch on May 5th for PS4, Xbox One and PC, priced at 14.99. The PS4 and PC will see both retail and digital editions, while …

Engine firm highlights key features of its powerful game-making technology

Free-to-play games will account for a big chunk” of PS4’s revenues within three to five years, according to Sony’s senior account executive for F2P. "We’re really looking at this as a significant part of our digital business," Sarah Thompson told an audience at GDC, as reported by GameSpot. "I think …

VR support added to Granite SDK, promising 4K resolution at 90 fps

Graphics firm targeting living room with streaming device

A number of new indie games have been confirmed for Xbox One, including the successfully Kickstarted Wasteland 2. Also in the line-up are Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight and Bedlam, a currently Early Access game based on the Christopher Brookmyre book of the same name. There’s also a free-to-play Magic …

HTC chairwoman 'misspoke' in interview

We all knew that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be out on September 1st, and now Konami has detailed the two special edition versions it will have out for launch. The date for the game – September 1st, worldwide – was accidentally leaked yesterday. The 59.99 Day …

Half-life VR is not real. Half-life 3 has not been announced. For many gamers today has effectively eradicated their reason for being. There was tremendous excitement among Half-life’s criminally underserved fan base yesterday when HTC chairwoman Cher Wang said that the company, which is making Steam’s virtual reality headset, said …