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Ubisoft has announced Raddids Invasion will make its debut at the end of the year. Based on the successful Rabbids TV show, Invasion will hit PS4, Xbox One and 360 in November and will make use of both the PlayStation Camera and Kinect. As they watch the episode, kids will …

The team behind last year’s new sci-fi IP Remember Me has been signed by Square Enix to create a new game for digital platforms. There are no details on what Paris-based studio Dontnod Entertainment is actually working on, but judging from the comments below, we’re guessing it’s a different take …

Total investment in new mobile studio reaches $15m to date

Square Enix has announced a new Hitman game for mobiles. It’s called Hitman: Sniper and is being made by Square Enix Montreal – whose debut title Hitman Go is now out on Android for 2.99, incidentally. We’ve designed Hitman: Sniper to be a massively competitive sniping game that will focus …

Sony’s promised PS4-Vita hardware bundle looks like it could finally be set for release. The SKU was first confirmed to MCV by Sony UK’s senior product manager Ben Law back when the PS4 launched in November. It was said to be scheduled for a pre-Christmas release but never actually arrived. …

Criticism of problems with the early build of crowdfunded record-breaker Star Citizen has bothered creator Chris Roberts. To date the game has raised an incredible $44,721,324 from nearly 500,000 backers. The game’s first playable build, the Arena Commander, finally released this week after some delay. However, the early access build …

Dontnod Entertainment collaborating with Tomb Raider publisher on a new digital title

2K Games has nailed down a release date for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC shooter Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel. The game will arrive in Europe and the UK on October 17th, a few days after its North American debut on October 14th. Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel takes place between the events of …

CDProjekt Red and GOG are hosting a pre-E3 conference for The Witcher 3 tonight. Hosted by CDPR co-founder Marcin Iwi?ski, the event kicks off at 7pm here in the UK and promises to reveal plenty of news on the new title. In addition to plenty of new footage and collector’s …