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Sony Online Entertainment’s upcoming free-to-play zombie survival game H1Z1 will launch as a Steam Early Access title next month. In a post on Reddit, SOE president John Smedley confirmed the game’s public pre-release will arrive January 15th for Windows. He also touched on expectations for the Early Access edition. "What …

A sequel to Stoic Studio’s hit strategy game The Banner Saga is heading to PC and new-gen consoles, publisher Versus Evil has confirmed. The Banner Saga 2 has been given a 2015 release window and is in development for Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. The original Banner Saga is …

Sony opened a shop today to celebrate 20 years since the launch of the first PlayStation. Opened on Bethnal Green Road, the store was offering the first 94 in the queue a special PS4 Limited Edition Grey console for just 19.94. And the queue was massive, with chat show host …

EA developer consolidating all operations into new building in city's Sodermalm district

The creators of The Witcher 3 says the firm had to delay the game to remove ‘small errors’ that the market is afraid of. The firm stated that the delay was made so that ‘details could be corrected’ and admitted that it had ‘set the release date too hastily’, and …

We speak to Ella Romanos about the new study into women working in the games industry

Playworld Superheroes in child-friendly new game from the founder of Motorstorm dev Evolution

Nintendo has told GameSpot that it will continue to supply Amiibo toys to retailers, following confusion that some figures had been discontinued already. US retailer Video Game Plus stated that some Amiibo toys – including Fire Emblem star Marth, Villager from Animal Crossing and the Wii Fit Trainer would be …

The Wii U release of Super Smash Bros has sent Nintendo’s console back up the Japanese hardware charts, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Nintendo’s all-star fighting title, which was released for 3DS in Japan back in September, topped the software rankings in its debut week, knocking fellow Nintendo …

Crytek's audio whizz Simon Pressey discusses why it's important for devs to measure the loudness of their game