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Early Access title The Forest continues to outpace the rest on this week’s Steam top ten sellers chart. The game has been on top of the list for a few weeks now, perhaps suggesting there’s a new sheriff in town – though DayZ is still selling strong enough to finish …

Square Enix is rumoured to be readying a PS4 and Xbox One release for Sleeping Dogs. CVG reports that ShopTo was earlier carrying listings for Sleeping Dogs HD on both next-gen consoles, although they have since been removed. The game had a PS4, Xbox One and PC release date of …

Pre-Awards networking event taking place in Central London on Monday, June 23rd

Street Fighter IV producer Yoshinori Ono has quit Capcom. I resigned from the director position about Capcom Vancouver,” he said on Twitter. Thanks good staff of Capcom Vancouver, and Dead Rising staff. I had take some time, I think over very carefully about next things. I’d like to watch TV …

The extent of the visual upgrade between Grand Theft Auto V on PS4 and PS3 has been detailed in a new video. As compiled by Eurogamer, the demo video released at E3 suggests a significant upgrade has been applied to the game, with better texture resolution, a sharp increase in …

Mojang has detailed a number of new features scheduled for inclusion in the PS4 version of Minecraft. Developer 4J has implemented support for the DualShock 4’s touchpad for menu navigation and crafting, although it will remain completely optional. There will be a discount upgrade option for existing PS3 owners. The …

The rapid expansion of the Angry Birds universe is continuing with news of yet another new brand to the IP. Having enjoyed success with IP crossovers such as Star Wars and Rio, Rovio has now tied up with Hasbro for an Angry Birds Transformers game. The debut art offers a …

American Nintendo boss Reggie Fils-AIme has insisted that upcoming toy line Amiibo will not compete with Skylanders and Disney Infinity. Why is this important? Not only because Nintendo doesn’t want to be seen entering what is already a crowded toys-to-life sector but also because Skylanders and Infinity are two of …

For the first time since the year 2000 there will be no new FIFA game on PS2 this year. Eurogamer reports that FIFA 15 will be released on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Vita, 3DS and Wii some time later this year (almost definitely September). Note that Wii …

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