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Winter is coming, although it seems that it won’t last beyond the weekend. Xbox One and Xbox 360 owners in the US are being offered the chance to watch the first episode of the fourth series of Game of Thrones free of charge. It will be available to all Xbox …

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A now removed banner ad on the Sony Entertainment Network site has confirmed that The Last of Us IS heading to PS4. A NeoGaf user spotted an ad for The Last of Us: Remastered, which quoted an RRP of $59.99. It also carried a ‘day one digital release’ logo. Just …

The Avengers will apparently make their way to Disney Interactive’s Disney Infinity, according to a new teaser trailer released by Marvel. The short video includes visuals of Captain America’s shield flying through Disney Infinity settings, past current playable characters from Pirates of the Caribbean, The Incredibles, and Monsters, Inc. A …

Sony has dated the Borderlands 2 Limited Edition PlayStation Vita Bundle for next month, with the standalone release of the game coming one week after. The bundle will feature the slimmer Vita model, according to the PlayStation US blog. $199.99 gets you the game and the Wi-Fi enabled hardware – …

Super Smash Bros will launch this summer on 3DS and this winter on Wii U, Nintendo has announced. Director Masahiro Sakurai broke the news of the staggered releases during this week’s Nintendo Direct event, unveiling several other new details as well. The Wii U and 3DS editions will boast improved …

Makemedia discusses how it made a racing game for the virtual reality headset

Creative agency An.x and Think Tank have pledged their support to this year’s MCV Awards. The firms have signed up as event partner for this year’s ceremony, which takes place on April 10th at the London Lancaster Hotel and will be hosted by Channel 4 presenter and stand-up comedian Adam …

Silicon’s vision of next generation graphics is of crystalline reflections and weathered materials

Chris Doran and Dennis Laudick discuss what developers can expect now that Geomerics is part of ARM