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A Vita-only retail game is hitting shelves this October, and it’s getting a full pre-order campaign. Freedom Wars arrives on October 29th and will be available on PSN and the High Street. The Japanese RPG has a slightly cheaper price of 24.99 and for those that pre-order the game, they …

Amazon wants its customers to pick their favourite console of all time. Up until August 31st, gamers can pick their best console ever. The eight most popular consoles will then enter a knockout competition to decide the overall winner. It’s part of the firm’s celebration of PS4 and Xbox One, …

Are you smarter than Eutechnyx? Brainier than Reflections? More intelligent than Epic Games UK? Then sign up for the first ever Newcastle edition of The Develop Quiz, which will be held in just three weeks. The evening will see local studios competing in a heated (but friendly) competition of tricky …

As if you needed more excuse to spend time on Reddit, Microsoft has created an app for it on Xbox One. Only coming to the US and Canada for now, Reddx can be snapped to the side of the screen and lets readers browse, submit and interact with subreddits. There’s …

Venue confirmed for first ever conference from the Develop team

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Crytek co-founder Avni Yerli admits that the studio’s reputation has been damaged by recent controversy, but that the firm can turn that around. The developer hit financial difficulties earlier this summer, with staff going unpaid. It led to the company streamlining its business and selling off its Homefront IP – …

No Man’s Sky developer Sean Murray says he formed Hello Games six years ago with a view to develop the hotly anticipated title. Murray revealed that while he loves the studio’s previous game, Joe Danger, that title wasn’t what the company set out to do. Hopefully you can get a …

Blizzard says it isn’t expecting World of Warcraft to grow again. The hit MMO has continued to slide in numbers year-on-year. But the developer still hopes to win back a few lapsed fans with its new expansion Warlords of Draenor, which gives players a level 90 character. We really don’t …

Assassin’s Creed has not sold well on Wii U, says Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot. And as a result, the firm is no-longer looking to publish any more mature Wii U titles once the release of Watch Dogs is complete. "[Watch Dogs] is coming to Wii U… It will be the …