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Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare looks so good that some people are going to mistake it for TV. That’s the claims by developer Sledgehammer in a new video, which you can see below, as reported by GameSpot. "Because our subject matter is very advanced and technical, and we’re kind of …

Sledgehammer also using two skeletons to animate character and exoskeleton separately

The latest PS3 firmware update has quietly added wireless compatibility for Sony’s latest DualShock 4 controller. The DS4 was already compatible with some titles when connected to PS3 via a wire, but this is the first time that it’s been usable wirelessly. Note that some compatibility issues remain and the …

Strike Gamelabs founders Ella Romanos and Martin Darby on why they're leaving work-for-hire behind

Dead Island 2 and Homefront: The Revolution will be the headline acts at Game Expo Scotland 2014 in October. Both titles will be playable in the event’s Hollywood Zone. We’re incredibly pleased to have Deep Silver on board for Game Expo Scotland 2014,” Game Expo Scotland organiser Rowan Mackie said. …

It’s hard to envisage a future in which handheld consoles remain relevant, EA COO Peter Moore has argued. "We were supportive of both of those platforms," Moore told Games Industry. "But then you’ve got finite resources and you’ve got teams that say, ‘We really think that two or three years …

Sometimes they’re wonderful, but there’s no denying that internet forums and chat rooms can at times be amongst the worst things ever to be devised by man. League of Legends may be one of the biggest games in the world, but its chat rooms are amongst the most foul. And …

Movie and video game rental kiosk company Redbox is bringing in notable revenue for the video games industry through converting rentals to purchases, a new report has uncovered. A piece on [A]ListDaily reveals a significant conversion rate of Redbox customers purchasing games they rent first. We’re engaging consumers beyond the …

South West-based developer to work on original IP

Stealth and mystery title Escape Dead Island – the latest spinoff in the zombie horror series – is heading to PC and last-gen consoles, publisher Deep Silver has announced. The game is described as a story-driven game that requires more tact and deduction than previous Dead Island titles. Swedish studio …