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EA has announced plans to release Need for Speed Rivals: Complete Edition next month. The game will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on October 24th and in America on October 21st. It’s the first time a Need for Speed title has had a release …

1m sales in the UK. 10m units worldwide. PS4 has had the best possible start to life. But what now? And does a rapid rise mean a steep decline? MCV asks the man in the know, PlayStation CEO Andrew House… So you’ve hit 10m worldwide at a record pace. Does …

As the last generation drew to a close, PlayStation limped over the line in third place, soundly beaten by Nintendo and Xbox.Now it is king of the consoles again with 1m PS4s sold in 42 weeks. MCV discusses the comeback with UK MD Fergal Gara There was a moment last …

Capcom’s free-to-play PS4 RPG Deep Down has been detailed in a new video at the Tokyo Game Show. It shows the title’s two worlds – its future setting in 2094 and its gothic 1494 locale that players visit via some sort of Assassin’s Creed style Animus device. Note that while …

PES 2015 is still some way off, but a new video shows a full match in action and gives a taste of what’s the come. Courtesy of CVG, it shows a match between Bayern Munich and Barcelona and shows the changes implemented in the shooting and dribbling systems. The footage …

Game industry trade body vows to continue representing Scottish developers in the event of a yes vote

The game director of Dark Souls II has renewed hopes of a next-gen release for the title. Speaking at a Bandai Namco event, Yui Tanimura told Polygon that there’s always a potential for a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One port of the game” and that he’s personally interested in working …

The local industry may have had some high profile closures in the past, but there are signs of renewed life in this development hub

Studio manager Jill Wallace on how to land a job at the Glasgow-based firm

Development specialists offer advice on how you can bag that career leap