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Sony has released its TV ad for upcoming PS4 exclusive InFamous: Second Son. The game arrives on March 21st and along with the likes of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes and Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD bookends what is a quite exciting couple of weeks for new releases at retail. …

Cult indie platformer Fez will hit all three PlayStation platforms later this month. That’s according to a tweet from One Hit Pixel claiming the game has been given a release date of March 26th on PS4, PS3 and PlayStation Vita. The game was for a long time an Xbox 360 …

Deal goes through despite legal battle with Gearbox

The total amount of money pledged on Kickstarter since its inception on April 28th 2009 has now passed $1bn. On its first day 40 people pledged $1,084 to seven projects. By September 2011 total pledges had reached $98,637,926. The booming popularity of the service means that over half of its …

Whether you’re considering going freelance for the first time, or are employed at a studio that tackles contracting work, Develop has expert advice you can’t afford to miss

US firm led by ex-Zenimax Online Studios marketing director Steve Escalante

It looks as if Ubisoft may be on the cusp of confirming a new release date for Watch Dogs. Last week NeoGaf spotted a competition that temporarily appeared on the PSN website including an image with the text find out the release date in this new trailer”. In addition, IGN …

Another tempting Xbox One offer has appeared on the UK High Street. Zavvi is currently taking pre-orders on the 399.99 Xbox One Titanfall bundle but is also offering one free game from a selection of four – Forza 5, Ryse, Dead Rising 3 or Zoo Tycoon. Microsoft announced a price …

The term is batted around the industry all too regularly, but Mediatonic CEO David Bailey explains what the model really means for smaller devs

More than one million users input commands as players overcame the odds to beat the Elite Four, each other and arch nemesis Blue