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Sony Pictures Entertainment has teamed up with Sega-owned film production company Marza Animation Planet to develop a Sonic the Hedgehog movie. The film, based on the hit video game property, is set to be a mix of CG-animation and live action and will be written by Evan Susser and Van …

Disney has announced a Spider-Man Play set for its upcoming follow-up to Disney Infinity. Figures for Spider-Man, Nick Fury, Iron Fist, Nova and Venom are being released alongside this play set. They join Hulk, Captain America, Thor, Black Widow and Hawkeye as confirmed characters. The Spider-Man release will see gamers …

UPDATE: Sony has told MCV that PlayStation TV will not be bundled with a DualShock 3 in the UK. ORIGINAL STORY: Sony has confirmed the RRP for PlayStation TV in the UK. T3 reports that the streaming device will cost 84.99 when it arrives on these shores in the autumn. …

AFM creates template for future deals

Square Enix has announced popular FFVII mini game G-Bike is coming to iOS and Android. The publisher revealed last year it wouldn’t be porting Final Fantasy VII to mobile devices anytime soon but has opted to release one of its mini games instead. Final Fantasy G-Bike is a free-to-play motorcycle …

Wii U owners who choose to buy Bayonetta 2 digitally will not receive the complimentary copy of the first game. Nintendo revealed yesterday as part of its E3 video presentation that the game – which is due out in October – will include a copy of the 2010 original, which …

‘There is incredibly creative talent in this country that needs the right kind of backing to scale valuable IP to global markets’

Final Fantasy Type-0 and Agito are finally coming to Europe and America. The former will be coming out for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One as an HD remaster, while the latter is headed to iOS and Android. Type-0 came out in Japan back in 2011 for PSP. It was originally …

Bandai Namco has announced Dragon Ball Xenoverse is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Xenoverse will be the first entry in the Dragon Ball series to appear on the new consoles. But it will also appear on both PS3 and Xbox 360. The new title is being developed by …

Assassin’s Creed: Unity will for the first time allow four players to work together – but not, it seems, for them to play as a female character. That’s the claim of Ubisoft technical director James Therien, who has argued that while the ten separate studios working on Unity have the …