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Publisher Sega hopes settle its way out of the Aliens: Colonial Marines lawsuit via a payment of $1.25m. Polygon reports that should the settlement be agreed upon, Sega will escape any further litigation relating to the game – but leave Gearbox fighting on. Of the proposed $1.25m payment, $312.5k is …

In Activision’s recent financials, CEO Eric Hirshberg revealed a worrying statistic. He said that Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is ‘not immune’ to the downturn in pre-order numbers impacting the entire industry. He is right, this is not an exclusive trend that’s hurting just Activision’s market leading shooter. And let’s …

’The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves,’ quotes Alex Ward

Sony has revealed that five additional cars will be included in the freshly-revealed DriveClub Special Edition. The €69.99 SKU will offer the Ferrari 458 Italia, Aston Martin v12 Vantage S, McLaren P1, Alfa Romeo 4C and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Coupe Black Series. It will also include two exclusive in-game livery …

Platform holder encourages devs to bring games to as many platforms as possible in order to retain customers

As teased in June, publisher Square Enix and developer Dontnod have a new title in production – Life Is Strange. The pair last combined for stylish third person sci-fi outing Remember Me, which was released last year to a mixed critical reception. Life Is Strange is described as a digital, …

Nick Gibson mulls over the latest UK game development data

For the first time in around a decade there won’t be a gameplay demo of the upcoming Madden game from EA. Speaking to IGN an EA rep confirmed that subscribers to Xbox One’s EA Access program will be the only ones offered the chance to access a pre-release version of …

Veteran games designer laments the attitude some larger publishers take towards independent developers

Long-running UK games publisher Mastertronic has agreed a deal with its creditors to keep the company in business. Last week it was revealed that the company had filed for a company voluntary arrangement as it sought to pay off its debts. As well as filing for a CVA, the company …