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Those found to be cheating at Titanfall on PC have some good and bad news coming their way. In a Titanfall FAQ on the official site Respawn confirmed that as of last week a change to its FairFight cheat detection system took effect. So what now happens if a player …

It was a rough day on the markets for casual games maker King yesterday. The Candy Crush Saga maker kicked off its IPO with an introductory stock price of $22.50. By the end of trading that had fallen to $19 – a decline of 15.5 per cent that VentureBeat says …

The farcical legal fracas between 3D Realms and Gearbox has taken another twist. It was revealed last month that Gearbox is suing 3D Realms following the latter’s confirmation that it intends to release a new Duke Nukem title. Gearbox says that the IP transferred into its ownership when it bought …

A PS4 version of The Last of Us has been mentioned by a PlayStation European and Asian brand manager. CVG reports that a number of translations of a video presentation by Turkish PlayStation spokesperson Sercan Sulan point to a port. "There is no information about a new The Last of …

Let’s just get this out in the open – this video for Goat Simulator is probably the greatest single video game trailer ever released. It spoofs 2011’s controversial Dead Island CGI short, substituting the young girl for a goat the zombies for a jet pack and an exploding petrol station. …

UK studio champions the power of new consoles, enabling the team to recreate a complete Gotham City

Plants vs Zombies 2 will receive its first major update this week on iOS, publisher EA has announced. A post on EA’s website unveils the new content packed in the Far Future update, including a new map, eight new plant types and 10 new zombie classes. According to the post, …