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The US-arm of Amazon has apparently revealed that the exclusive Destiny content for PS4 and PS3 will remain tied to those platforms until ‘at least Fall 2015’. Spotted by CVG, the website says: "Exclusive content for PlayStation 4 owners includes the Exodus Blue Competitive Multiplayer Map, Dust Palace Strike, Weapons, …

Battlefield 4 launched with a number of major bugs and issues, which forced developer DICE to suspend all DLC development until it could get the game working. It generated a significant fan backlash, and one that EA boss Andrew Wilson agrees with, calling the state of the game ‘unacceptable’. "For …

A handy development tools guide to creating eye-pleasing visuals

Bandai Namco is trying its hand at pretty much everything. It is launching titles for Codemasters, developing anime, kids and blockbuster next-gen games, experimenting with mobile, trialling free-to-play concepts… even building major licensing initiatives. We speak to European CEO Naoki Katashima on the many different faces of the business. You’re …

Servers to be shut down by August 15th

New employees will receive ten per cent of their annual salary to quit if they can’t settle in

Feeling blue after England’s loss to Uruguay last night. Think you can do better? Well there is still a place or two left at the MCV World Cup Game 5s, which will see Sports Interactive take on Ubisoft, PlayStation fight Xbox and 2K do battle with Ubisoft and more. The …

New build option works with free and Pro versions of game engine

The big three platform holders have been eagerly courting independent developers, each with their own experts doing the wooing. But Sony’s Shahid Ahmad, heading up the Strategic Content team, is arguably the most public of these individuals. He has had a long career in the industry, going from bedroom coder …

The Dead Rising movie is coming… but to Sony’s video-on-demand service Crackle. Back in the old world of doing things, any production that skips cinema is viewed negatively. But in today’s digital age, the fact that a film is coming to a streaming channel is no bad thing. The film …