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Despite supposedly being delayed indefinitely on Xbox One, Activision’s Amazing Spider-Man 2 has suddenly been made available to download in the US. The game, which hits virtually all other formats in the US today and the UK this Friday, was thrown into doubt on Xbox One earlier this month when …

Almost 140 companies shortlisted for the 2014 Develop Awards across 24 categories – are you among them?

Bungie’s new shooter Destiny will hit last/current/next-gen consoles in September but won’t be gracing PC… yet. The persistent world not-MMO FPS seems like an ideal match for PC, but despite repeated calls for the game to widen its reach beyond consoles, Bungie has until now remained pretty tight-lipped about a …

PopCap’s multiplayer-focused shooter Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare will arrive on PC this June, publisher EA has announced. The Windows version will launch on June 24th, and will be distrusted through Origin as well as other retailers.” It’ll pack the Garden Variety and Zomboss Down DLC already available for the …

Angry Birds studio Rovio saw little growth in revenue and a significant dip in profits last year, the company’s annual financial report reveals. The company saw a year-on-year rise of just 2.5 per cent in total revenue for 2013, while profits before interest and taxes dropped to €36.5m – compared …

The latest installment of EA’s Madden NFL franchise will launch this August in North America and Europe, the publisher has announced. Madden NFL 15 arrives on August 26th in North America and August 29th in Europe, according to a. It’ll be available on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. …

Any and all events ever depicted in every Star Wars game ever made is no longer to be considered canon. That’s the new directive coming from IP owner Disney, which has said that the films and TV series are now the only official entries in Star Wars fiction. This means …

Valve’s Early Access store eliminates the need for a publisher, at least according to DayZ developer Dean Hall. The platform allows studios to sell unfinished games with the aim of funding their full development. Hall feels that consumers are serving the role of a publisher, paying for a title’s development …

The UK High Street is optimistic about the success of virtual reality headsets. The new hardware from Oculus Rift/Facebook and Sony is expected to arrive at the back end of the year or early 2015. And leading buyers and store managers have told MCV that if the price is right, …