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Xbox One exclusive Project Spark finally has a release date. The creative interactive world build will be released for Xbox One and Windows 8.1 in the UK on October 10th. In the same week gamers will also have the choice of shelling out for Sega’s Alien: Isolation and Middle-earth: Shadow …

The CEO of Trion Worlds has said that more titles should considering adopting a free-to-pay model, as paying upfront for games becomes harder to justify. If there’s one thing we’re learned through all of our own prior development, it’s that the barrier of having to purchase a thing before getting …

1,542 games were rated by PEGI last year – that’s 1,208 fewer than were rated than back in the heady days of 2009. It also represents a continued decrease in the number of traditional titles hitting the High Street, with 2,538 rated in 2010, 2,214 in 2011 and 1,813 in …

Blizzard has confirmed the pricing for its upcoming single player Hearthstone expansion Curse of Naxxramas. The DLC, which will be split into five parts, can be had in its entirety for 17.49/$24.99 or each part can be purchased separately for 4.99/$6.99 or 700 in-game gold. There is also a range …

Microsoft is dangling an Xbox One shaped carrot in the face of a few select Xbox 360 owners. As spotted by NeoGaf, a promotion seems to have cropped up on the dashboard of a select number of Xbox 360 owners offering $75 worth of free credit if they make the …

This year’s conference also introduces the European Innovative Games Showcase

343 Industries has revealed new details on Halo: The Master Chief Collection, along with debuting a new trailer for the upcoming Xbox One release. Speaking at Rooster Teeth Expo last weekend, the Halo developer explained what players can expect from Halo 2: Anniversary’s multiplayer mode. New(ish) game modes will be …

Nexon America has acquired a minority stake in Cliff Bleszinki’s freshly unveiled studio Boss Key Productions, the two companies revealed earlier this week in a joint announcement. Along with ownership of a portion of the company, the agreement terms also give Nexon exclusive worldwide publishing and marketing rights to Boss …

Destiny’s beta will take place later this month as two four-day runs on PlayStation hardware and one four-day run on Xbox consoles, Activision has announced. While Sony and Microsoft separately announced beta release windows last month, the game’s publisher has finally confirmed specific dates for the pre-release test. Destiny’s beta …

“They’re not playing what you’re designing, they’re experiencing it,” says Patrick O’Luanaigh