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Just eight months after going live, Crytek has announced that it is calling time on the Xbox 360 version of free-to-play shooter Warface. The game will be shut down proper on February 1st, although it has already been closed to new players. Players are also no longer able to buy …

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A new PS4 console styled on the 20-year-old PlayStation One has been revealed by Sony. With a UK price of 399/€499/$499, the machine will be limited to 12,300 units. It comes packaged with a suitably grey themed PlayStation Camera, vertical stand and DualShock 4 controller. Interestingly the colour of the …

19th century London will provide the backdrop for next year’s Assassin’s Creed: Victory, a leak confirmed as true by Ubisoft has confirmed. Kotaku broke news of the game, which is due out next autumn for PS4, Xbox One and PC. It will be the first title in the series led …

Dead Island 2’s beta will launch as timed-exclusive for PlayStation 4 owners when it launches next year. A FAQ posted on the beta’s official site confirms a 30-day exclusivity period for the beta on PS4, prior to its arrival on Xbox One and Windows PC platforms. Purchasing Escape Dead Island …

EA has released Peggle Blast – a free-to-play take of PopCap’s Peggle franchise – on iOS and Android. The gameplay largely mirrors Peggle’s standard mechanic of launching pinballs at pegs across a variety of levels. The game utilizes an energy system” for the microtransaction portion. When the player fails to …

Valve has launched Steam Broadcasting in beta, allowing Steam users to livestream without having to utilize third-party services such as Twitch. In an announcement on Steam News, the games and software distributor details how players can stream gameplay live to their friends and other Steam users. When you see a …

Acclaimed UK developer Peter Molyneux has said that Kickstarting a game too early in its development can have a detrimental effect on the final product. "What I’ve learned is that doing Kickstarter and Steam Early Access, before you’ve got something which is defined and playable, is a hugely risky undertaking …