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Remedy has revealed that Xbox One exclusive Quantum Break will be released in 2015. Furthermore, the studio’s Sam Lake has confirmed that a full reveal for the game will take place at Gamescom in August. Aside from the time-bending gameplay, the real meat of the game will be understanding how …

How to bring your Objective-C games to Android

Sony has revealed that it is porting its Ratchet & Clank Trilogy HD to Vita. The pack was released on PS3 in summer 2012 and will now make its Vita debut on July 2nd. It has a European RRP for €29.99, meaning a probably price of 24.99 in the UK. …

High-end game engine adopts new business model

EA is giving away Battlefield 3 for free to PC gamers. The publisher is making a habit of offering free titles to Origin users, having previously made the likes of Dead Space and Plants vs Zombies free to download. Battlefield 3 will remain free until June 4th. There’s also some …

Brighton studio working on mobile game World of Warriors

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Games that integrate Nvidia’s Gameworks development tools are being deliberately restricted on AMD graphics cards, the latter has claimed. Titles such as Watch Dogs, Assassin’s Creed IV and Batman: Arkham Origins have all taken advantage of Gameworks and as a result, AMD’s Robert Hallock told a Forbes contributor, performed disproportionately …

As swathes of new games hit Steam, we ask developers on the frontlines what the future holds and how to survive

Much of the gaming fandom can get quite obsessive with framerates, but one upcoming next-gen title is deliberately avoiding the magical 60 frames per second target. The director of Ready At Dawn’s in-development The Order: 1886 has said his team has chosen 30fps because the fell it offers compliments the …