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Blizzard has teamed up with NetEase to bring Diablo III to the Chinese market. Polygon reports that Diablo III will be the fifth Blizzard title to launch in the region, joining StarCraft 2, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone and the upcoming Heroes of the Storm. "We’re very excited that with our …

2K Games has found a way to get the name Pharrell Williams on the cover of 2K15. The rapper and song writer has been signed up to curate the most extensive and unique soundtrack compilation in NBA 2K franchise history” for the game. "It was a cool experience,” Williams said …

PS4 may have enjoyed big popularity with core gamers, but Sony says the machine is also successfully targeting the Wii generation. "Our big opportunity is to welcome back an audience much earlier in the lifecycle that possibly bought into the Wii previously," Sony Computer Entertainment boss Andrew House told Eurogamer. …

A survey conducted by a Chinese news outlet suggests that PS4 is attracting more buyer interest than Xbox One. Kotaku reports that of the 6,488 Chinese users who responded to a NetEase survey, 57.3 per cent said they would but a PS4. 19 per cent reckon they’ll keep buying hardware …

The Evolution founder discusses the opportunities available to developers outside the traditional core games market

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A child in America has been diagnosed as allergic to Apple’s first-gen iPad. Areportin the American Journal of Paediatrics has suggested that the Nickel in the iPad caused an eleven-year-old to suffer persistent and severe rashes. It explained how dermatologists sought out Nickel around the child’s environment after discovering he …

GameStop has claimed that over 70 per cent of the Season passes Ubisoft sells for its games are sold on the High Street. Furthermore, 14 per cent of those who have bought Watch Dogs have also paid for a Season Pass whereas the attach rate amongst GameStop customers is 30 …

It’s fair to say that survival horror had slipped out of the mainstream. The genre’s big series – Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Dead Space – have all opted for a more action-focused experience. Since Resident Evil 4, survival horror has swapped scares and a feeling of vulnerability for mobility …