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PlayStation’s first original TV series, Powers, will hit PSN in March. The first three episodes, released on March 10th, will be free to all PSN members, while the remaining seven episodes will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, with a new one arriving every Tuesday. The series had originally been …

Organizers for annual Smash Bros tournament Apex have confirmed frontman Johnathan Alex Strife” Lugo will no longer be involved with the event, following multiple sexual harassment allegations. Kotaku has an in-depth report covering the string of accusations that have come in over the past few days regarding Strife’s harassment of …

Microsoft has dated the Xbox One arrival of State of Decay, detailing the game’s upcoming Year-One Survival Edition. The new release will be available for both Xbox One and PC platforms, with an upgrade plan in place for Xbox 360 owners of the original release as well. The Year-One Survival …

Robert Bowling’s Robotoki has shut down, forcing the developer to put the indie studio’s upcoming title Human Element on hiatus.” Bowling opened up the company in 2012, following his stint as creative strategist with Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward. "This week we have ceased operations at Robotoki and the …

A ten per cent discount will be available to PSN users this weekend as par of Sony’s apology for the service’s Christmas outage. Kicking off at 9:00am this Friday (January 23rd) and running until 9:00am the following Monday (January 26th), PSN users will be able to use a promotional code …

One of the key people in Candy Crush Saga’s move from web to smartphone has left King. Venturebeat reports that Tommy Palm has quit the firm to forma a new startup called Resolution Games which will, among other things, work on virtual reality entertainment. The new venture is based in …

The Xbox One release of two Xbox and PC exclusives have been given a release date. Ori and the Blind Forest, which was announced at E3 last year, will arrive on both Xbox One and PC on March 11th. The stylish platformer has a US price of $19.99. There’s no …

Katy Ellis, account executive at experiential marketing firm Amplify, shares her journey through the games industry and offers her tips for applying for jobs. How would you summarise your role? Working in an account team at Amplify is all about bringing brands to life and turning consumers into fans through …

Yet another last-gen game is making the move to PS4 and Xbox One. 2K has announced that Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are being bundled into a single SKU called Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, which will be released on both consoles on March 27th. Those who already own the …

The next game from French developer Dontnod has been revealed. It’s called Vampyr and will be published by Focus Home Interactive, according to the publisher’s PR agency Dead Good Media. The only info we have to go on is the graphic below, which suggests a gothic or Victorian setting – …