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A new PlayStation 3 hardware bundle headlined by Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham is heading to retail in North America later this year, Sony has announced. A post on PlayStation.com unveils the new console package – which will include a 500 GB Slim PlayStation 3, along with copies of Lego …

Gearbox’s high-profile action-RPG shooter Borderlands 2 is coming to Linux. Borderlands 2 port team Aspyr Media confirmed with Gaming On Linux that the studio is developing a version for the budding PC platform. The company brought the game to Mac in November 2013. A follow-up interview on IGN further reveals …

The latest Batman title is coming to stores worldwide next June, Warner Bros has announced. Batman: Arkham Knight is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC on June 2nd 2015. It was originally meant to be coming out at the end of 2014, but was delayed until 2015so that …

Apple’s media event tomorrow night looks set to be the launch platform for TWO new iPhones and Apple’s debut in the wearable tech category. Several members of the fashion press have been tweeting about their surprise at receiving an invite to the briefing – all of which is merely adding …

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The complete list of announced games that will comprise Sony’s line-up for the Tokyo Game Show later this month has been revealed. As reported by Gematsu, titles include Bloodborne, Resident Evil: Revelations 2, Disgaea 5, The Order: 1886, LittleBigPlanet 3, PES 2015 and Earth Defense Force 4.1 on PS4 while …

Warner Bros has filed a series of trademarks for what reportedly could be a digital retail and streaming platform. The Escapist reports that the filings for ‘WB Play’ concern a number of activities such as ‘online retail store services’, ‘audio and video broadcasting services’ and ‘downloadable virtual goods’. Of the …

Ahead of its official worldwide release tomorrow, Destiny has claimed a big UK sales milestone. Retailer GAME says that the Activision shooter has become its most pre-ordered new IP ever – not a bad achievement considering that it comes less than ten months into the new console cycle. We look …

The Amazon Fire Phone may only be available via O2 in the UK. That’s according to The Financial Times, which says that Amazon is in advanced talks” with O2. If true, the agreement would mirror that which in the US saw Fire Phone available only through AT&T. Regardless, Fire Phone …