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Hugh Laurie will be joining Stephen Fry on the voice cast list of upcoming PS4 and PS3 title LittleBigPlanet 3. Laurie is voicing antagonist Newton, while Fry returns as the game’s iconic narrator. It’s not nearly as different as I might have thought ten years ago; storytelling is storytelling, whatever …

The return of Vib Ribbon has now been officially confirmed. Sony filed a trademark for the retro title earlier this month and has now revealed that the cult PSOne rhythm action game will be re-released digitally on PS3 and Vita next week at a price attractive to both Vibri virgins …

Day For Night Games launches crowdfunding appeal for surreal first-person title, due next year

Nintendo has announced a UK release date for both the Wii U version of Super Smash Bros and its toys-to-life Amiibo figures. The Wii U title will arrive on December 5th. Amiibo, however, will launch a week earlier on November 28th when 12 figures will hit stores – Mario, Peach, …

Meet the UK gaming press – trade tickets cost £199.

Oculus, Mojang and Twitch deals account for almost half of all purchases

Game creator Tetsuya Nomura says development is "steadily proceeding as planned"

Just eight days remain until we discover the winners of the Games Media Awards 2014. And only a handful of tickets remain for the event, due to take place on October 15th at the revamped Bloomsbury Ballroom. Trade tickets are available for 199 plus VAT. To book your place, clickhere.Alternatively …

Learned a thing or two from starting up your own studio? Share your advice with us and help future developers

Nintendo and Future have announced the closure of Official Nintendo Magazine. Its last issue – number 114 – will go on sale on October 14th. The mag first arrived in the UK in 2002, with Future assuming publishing duties from EMAP in 2006. Nintendo will continue to speak directly to …