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The Caped Crusader could be returning sooner than expected. Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Knight was earlier this month delayed from its late 2014 release date to some time in 2015. Now a US Microsoft Store listing says that the game will in fact be released on February 24th in the US. …

In our first round-up of this year's Develop Awards finalists, we look at the best new properties developers have created

Sony has added some prices to its ongoing PlayStation Now streaming beta in North America. And the bad news is it seems like the service won’t be cheap. Kotaku reports that four hours’ access to Final Fantasy XIII-2 costs $4.99. Alternatively seven days costs $7.99, 30 days $14.99 and 90 …

Business manager Liz Prince explains why the recruitment agency is also next-gen

A monthly subscription will be needed to access Sky Go on games consoles in the near future. That’s according to a report from Digital Spy which claims that Sky is to revamp and rebrand the service as Sky Go Extra on July 29th, bringing with a 5 per month access …

Number of studios increased from 448 to 620 in 2013

2K Games has confirmed that the successor to Civilization Revolution will not be released on consoles. Civilization Revolution 2 will instead be released for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch on July 2nd, with an Android release to follow at a later date. Civilization Revolution 2 is the first Civilization game …

'It's got great content coming that will help define the platform,' says Reggie Fils-Aime

The differences between Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One and 360 will stretch beyond simply the visuals. Playground Games is developing the Xbox One title with UK studio Sumo Digital handling Xbox 360 duties. "It’s based in the same world, it’s based on the same themes," creative director Ralph Fulton …

Oscar Clark analyses whether developers should give up control to engage users