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An array of talents make up the shortlist for this year’s Games Media Awards. Taking place on the evening of October 15th at the Bloomsbury Ballroom, the Games Media Awards celebrate the best in writing about games and coverage of interactive entertainment – across the written word, audio, and video, …

Bungie’s Destiny was among the big-name games forced offline over the weekend, with a group of online pranksters claiming responsibility. It’s the second time that Lizard Squad has claimed responsibility for the pair’s servers being down. We don’t know for sure if it really is their work, but Bungie at …

PS3’s social platform to close on March 31st next year

There’s being No.1, and then there’s owning No.1. It’s no surprise that EA’s FIFA 15 is the new UK No.1, but the extent of its weekly dominance is incredible – UKIE Gfk Chart-Track says that the game accounted for 87 per cent of the UK’s total weekly market revenue and …

The HB Studios team discusses how Unity helped them create the authentic and social golf club of their dreams

Microsoft has once again cut the price of the Xbox 360 console in Australia. GameSpot reports that AUS$100 (54) has been taken off the price for both the 250GB standalone and 250GB Kinect bundles, bringing them to AUS$199 and AUS$299 respectively. The 4GB Kinect console has had AUS$50 price cut …

Trion and Syfy’s TV and gaming crossover experiment Defiance will get a third season, the television network has announced. Episodes for the upcoming season will begin airing weekly later this year, according to Syfy. In the meantime, Trion is prepping a new major update for the accompanying free-to-play PC title. …

PlayStation Home is set to close in both Europe and North America, Sony has announced. A post on the US PlayStation community site detailing the end of the social hub in North America followed an earlier confirmation from Sony (via Games Industry) regarding the closure on Europe’s side. "Due to …

Early Access title Life is Feudal: Your Own has captured the top spot on this week’s Steam best sellers chart. The in-development sandbox game finished ahead of the discounted Valve Complete Pack in second and Wasteland 2 – last week’s winner – in third. Middle Earth: Shadows of Mordor made …

There’s something stalking us, something that doesn’t belong here.” Sega has released its official TV for upcoming horror outing Alien: Isolation. The short focuses mainly on the iconic xenomorph itself and ramps up the tension by emphasizing the player’s relative helplessness in the face of such an overwhelming foe. A …