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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, …

Minecraft’s next major console update is ready to launch, Mojang has announced. The indie studio listed out the notes for Title Update 14 in a post on its website, adding that the patch will land today on Xbox 360 and tomorrow on PS3. The new update features a new zombies …

California State Senator Leland Lee, known for his legislative efforts to restrict minors’ access to violent video games, has been arrested by the FBI on charges of bribery and corruption. NBC Bay Area and San Francisco’s KCRA are the first of several local outlets to cover the developing story – …

GameStop has teamed up with IBM to launch what it calls the GameStop Technology Institute. Revealed via an incredibly wordy press release, the aim appears to be investigating ways of closer integrating its physical and online retail offerings. It will use the conclusions of its investigations to change the way …

But value tumbles by 11 per cent as trading starts

Microsoft has outlined the punishments it has in store for players who exhibit disruptive behaviour on Xbox Live. Those who reputation level falls into the ‘needs work’ category will from this month begin receiving reputation warnings”, the purpose of which is to remind players about their effect on the community …