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King has soft launched a new Candy Crush game entitled Candy Crush Soda Saga. This is not a sequel to Candy Crush but a sister title. At the moment it is being play-tested in Canada, Sweden, Spain and the Netherlands on Facebook and Android. No firm date has been set …

An interview with Shigeru Miyamoto has seemingly revealed Star Fox for Wii U slightly ahead of the official announcement. We originally began working with Star Fox back on Wii, and we had a small group of people experimenting with it for many years, maybe about six years, but we didn’t …

Former THQ president now head of worldwide studios at virtual reality firm

There were many trends to discuss at this year’s Electronics Entertainment Expo. And we will discuss them. All of those bloody co-op games, Sony and Microsoft getting exclusive content and pissing everyone off in the process, all that violence… But one trend that needs addressing right now is the wristband …

Everyone’s favourite Mudokon will make his debut on the PS4 later this month. Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty – the remake of the original 1997 release Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee – will launch on PS4 on June 22 in North America and June 23 across Europe. The release date was revealed by …

Ubisoft boss explains companies can no longer risk waiting to restart game development

Austin Wintory says he faces $50,000 for scoring The Banner Saga

Activision has released a new trailer for its upcoming MMO FPS title Destiny. The video – entitled New Beginnings – was shown during last night’s Sony conference. It sheds more light on the title’s narrative and the backstory of in-game character The Traveller as well as showing off some gameplay. …

A series of Forza Horizon 2 gameplay videos have been posted online. In-game footage of the open-world racer has been uploaded by FamilyGamerTV, which played the title at Microsoft’s pre-E3 showcase. Forza Horizon 2 is set throughout Southern Europe includes hundreds of cars for users to drive across the continent. …

An open beta for gaming streaming service PlayStation Now will be launching in America and parts of Canada in July. This will launch on July 31st for PS4 before coming to PS3 in September. By the end of the year the service will be on PS Vita and PlayStation TV, …