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A new Vita bundle has been confirmed for PAL territories including the UK. The Action Mega Pack SKU includes five games – Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate, PlayStation Allstars: Battle Royale, God of War: Chain of Olympus and Killzone: Liberation. It is available as …

Amazon has apparently confirmed the soon-to-be-revealed Mortal Kombat X slightly ahead of schedule. MP1st grabbed screens of listings for Mortal Kombat X on PS4, Xbox One, Ps3, Xbox 360 and PC before they were yanked by the retailer. Note that a 2015 release date was attributed to the game. MP1st …

Microsoft has confirmed the rumours that Forza Horizon 2 is in development. Perhaps more of a surprise is that it will be released on both Xbox One AND 360 this autumn, IGN reports. It’s being developed by Playground Games, which headed development of 2012’s original Forza Horizon, although it is …

Crytek and Deep Silver have announced they are to share publishing duties on new shooter Homefront: The Revolution. The open-world sequel to 2011 shooter Homefront is due for release on PS4, Xbox One and PC in 2015. It’s set in Philadelphia which has become a police state and a near …

Nick Gibson asks whether mobile firms are repeating the mistakes of past console developers

More new IP could be on the way from Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy Having focused on Moshi Monsers since 2007, the World of Warriors IP was something of a surprise announcement last week. But owner Michael Acton Smith teased that further new games could be on the way. "This …

The former boss of Sony Computer Entertainment America has described the early success of PS4 as a ‘redemption’ for the challenges experienced by PS3. Tretton left Sony at the end of March and recently joined AI start-up Genotaur. "I did want to go out on top. I feel really good …

Studio plans to build next big IP following Moshi Monsters success, and more could follow

Growing tablet and mobile game has taken a big chunk out of the PC games sector, a new study has claimed. The Nielsen 360 Gaming Report says that in 2012 PC games accounted for 39 per cent of the total time spent gaming by US gamers aged 13 and over. …

Samsung and Oculus are working together on a new headset, rumours have claimed. Engadget, citing sources close to both companies”, reports that the deal will be of benefit to both – Oculus will provide Samsung with early access to its mobile software development kit and will help develop the user …