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40 has been shaved off the price of the upcoming Xbox One Sunset Overdrive bundle by online retailer GameStop. The white console and game bundle – due out on October 31st – can be had from the site for 309.97. The price is labelled up as a promotion so don’t …

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A new Super Meat Boy game has been revealed at PAX. It’s called Super Meat Boy Forever and is an auto-runner currently in development for PC and tablets. Joystiq reports that it’s being made by the creators of the original game and Indie Game: The Movie stars Edmund McMillen and …

The Alone in the Dark IP is making a return. Atari has announced that Alone in the Dark: Illumination will be released on PC this autumn and feature a mix of new twists, storylines and gameplay to give players a frightening new experience”. Chief amongst the new features is online …

A fairly unexpected HD re-release for PS4 and Xbox One has been announced in the form of Koei Tecmo’s Dead or Alive 5. It’s called Dead or Alive 5: Last Round and will be based on the original game that was first released on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2012. …

Deep Silver is to release an updated version of Saints Row IV on next-gen consoles and release a new standalone expansion in 2015. Going under the name Saints Row IV: Re-Elected, the remastered title comes to PS4 and Xbox One with a handful of new features. Also on the way …

MCV is putting together a guide of the biggest accessories, merchandise and peripherals heading to market this Christmas. Our Video Games Peripherals Buyers Guide is a new supplement that launches September 19th, bundled with MCV and distributed at events including Games Retail 2020. It will look at the latest products …

PlayStation Plus has suddenly become exponentially more enticing for Japanese Vita owners. An existing program called UMD Passport offers Vita owners the chance to carry over their compatible PSP games to Vita for a discounted price. However, Siliconera reports thatfrom September 17th PlayStation Plus subscribers will be offered access to …

Volition’s creative director Steve Jaros has said that Anita Sarkeesian was right to criticise the Saints Row games in her latest video. A video released last week examined the link between violence and sexualised female imagery in a host of games including Saints Row. Jaros linked to the video on …