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Series' creative director reportedly "forced out" after ten years at The Last of Us studio

The creative director and writer for Sony’s Uncharted series has left developer Naughty Dog. Amy Hennig had been at the studio for a decade and overseen the huge success of the Uncharted brand. Sony confirmed the move in a statement to IGN which said: "We can confirm that Amy Hennig …

The Walking Dead’s seventh episode ‘A House Divided’ will launch on Xbox 360 and iOS platforms later this week, Telltale has announced. Specifically, the latest offering in the episodic title will release on March 5th for Xbox 360 and March 6th for iOS. The episode launched today for PS3, PC, …

Square Enix has announced a concrete release date for Murdered: Soul Suspect. According to the publisher, the game will launch June 3rd on PC, PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One. The next-gen console versions will run in 1080p and come with graphical improvements, but also cost $10 more than …

HBO’s premium streaming app HBO Go lands today for PS3 owners, Sony has announced. The US PlayStation Blog has word that the app can be downloaded via PSN, adding that SCEA is "working diligently with HBO to bring the HBO Go app to PS4." The app, which is tied to …

Microsoft is reportedly looking to expand cross-platform functionality for its Xbox Live service onto iOS and Android platforms. The Windows Phone maker is apparently working to ease some of the console service’s certifications to potentially open up things up on rival platforms.The Vergecites sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans,” as well …

Austin outfit working on tactical survival game Overland

The first in our series of round-ups for this year’s Selected Projects finalists focuses on the consoles and PC hardcore category

London studio returns to the franchise it made famous

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