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2K could be on the cusp of announcing a third game in the Mafia series. Videogamer reports that Rick Pasqualone, who voiced Mafia 2’s Vittorio Scaletta, has twice dropped hints about the game, saying that he "might have some Mafia news very soon”. The game was previously rumoured to be …

PS4 outsells Wii U as Xbox One fails to reach 50k units sold

Rebellion’s Zombie Army series is the latest to be remastered for a release on PS4, Xbox One and PC. The SKU will include three games – Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 1 and 2 and well as, for the first time, Zombie Army 3. The games will apparently run in …

London's Loading Bar and Amazon team up for free happy hour

Despite the promise of photorealism in games, it could be a long wait before it is ever achieved in virtual reality hardware, says AMD’s chief gaming scientist Richard Huddy. Virtual reality is a staggeringly exciting field,” he told Develop as part of our in-depth feature onthe future of game graphics. …

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Can F2P be as successful on consoles as it has on smartphones? There’s every chance, Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has argued. The exec told Gamasutra that the PS4 version of free-to-play MMO DC Universe Online has been monetising amazingly well” and is making between 3-3.5 times as much …

Tracey McGarrigan, head of PR and communications at Green Man Gaming, Playfire and Green Man Loaded, offers her tips for landing a job in PR. What exactly does your role entail? I oversee our global industry/trade, corporate/financial, and publisher PR activity. My role involves sharing great stories about what we …

Valve has finished the design of its Steam controller and is putting it into production, according to Origin PC CEO Kevin Wasielewski. Speaking toGameSpot, Wasielewski said after a number of revamps following user feedback, Valve had settled on a final design for the controller and may showcase it during GDC. …

New Year, New Job 2015: Amiqus' Meg Daintith and Stig Strand offer advice on finding the best candidates for your vacancy