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Microsofthit Cologne yesterday with an impressive Gamescom showing, insisting that it can fight back in the battle against PlayStation. The Xbox brand has had a tough 12 months in Europe. In the firm’s traditional stronghold, the UK, PS4has taken a big lead. The machine is still unavailable in numerous European …

One of the more interesting surprises to emerge from last night’s conferences was fascinating new indie outing Wild. The PS4 exclusive is being made by Rayman creator Michel Ancel and his new studio Wild Sheep, the existence of which was revealed only earlier this month. The world of Wild is …

Slowly, painfully, we are edging toward knowing the full details of Rise of Tomb Raider’s Xbox exclusivity deal. It was ascertained just a few moments ago that the game WILL be released for Xbox One AND Xbox 360. Now we know for sure what we all suspected – that the …

Microsoft has confirmed the dates for the Halo 5: Guardians beta. It will take place between Dec 29th and Jan 18th, and will be available to those who buy Halo: The Master Chief Collection on Xbox One. The beta will focus on 4v4 combat in small arenas and will, according …

Square Enix’s Rise of the Tomb Raider will be released not only on Xbox One but also on Xbox 360. The confirmation comes from Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who confirmed the formats to Eurogamer. Why Spencer couldn’t confirm the news on stage yesterday, or in subsequent interviews, remains unclear. And …

A pair of videos looking at Far Cry 4 reveal some surprising additions to Ubisoft’s shooter. Tapping into not only the genre-bending Far Cry: Blood Dragon and also the AR mini-games from Watch Dogs, Far Cry 4 will offer a number of surreal challenges based in mythical Himalayan utopia Shangri-La. …

Ubisoft has released two videos that show off some in-game action found in Assassin’s Creed: Rogue. Rogue is heading to PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 11th, a couple of weeks after Assassin’s Creed: Unity hits PS4, Xbox One and PC. The first video show off some on-foot action while …

Konami has revealed a November release date for PES 2015. The game will hit PS4 and Xbox One for the first time as well as PS3, Xbox 360 and PC on November 13th. Contrary to rumours circulating yesterday, there will not be a Wii U version. Furthermore, a demo will …

The popularity of simulation games has grown dramatically during the past few years, but how can developers adapt to this opportunity?

A Sony exec has responded to online criticism regarding the Vita no-show in Sony’s Gamescom 2014 press conference. The handheld (as well as the PS3) was MIA from the briefing, provoking strong criticism from the Vita’ loyal and vocal fanbase online. Subsequently PlayStation content strategist Shahid Kamal Ahmad took to …