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Football Manager is certainly an iconic brand in the video games sector, and now the IP is about to make its cinematic debut. An Alternative Reality: The Football Manager Documentary is described by Sports Interactive as a feature length film examining the game’s impact on the beautiful game itself. It …

We chat to the Guildford team about Greenlight, crowdfunding and voxels

Having been delayed once, Warner Bros’ zombie title Dying Light has now had its release date moved forwards. The game was previously due out in 2014 before being bumped back to February 2015. Now developer Techland says the game will be ready by January 30th in Europe. There’s also a …

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The boss of EA mobile has stated that the tech offered by iPhone 6 is ‘on par’ with that seen in PS4 and Xbox One. "It was a good Christmas morning," he told Games Industry of Apple’s reveal event on Tuesday night. "We got a lot of the gifts we …

Initiative could be part-financed by National Lottery funding

Games media giant IGN will reveal its latest data at Games Retail 2020. And it will show the most anticipated games amongst its audience and how they intend to buy them. The talk from Adam Hopkinson and Chris Shepperson is part of MCV’s first retail games conference next week, Games …

A Marvel-themed new version of LittleBigPlanet for the PlayStation Vita will be released in November. Called simply LittleBigPlanet PlayStation Vita Marvel Super Hero Edition, the SKU includes the original game and some additional Marvel super hero content. The PlayStation Blog cites three mini-games and some extra dress-up options. The Marvel …

Honour recognises contribution to industry

Pioneering firm is one step closer to putting virtual reality in people's home