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One of the creators of Konami’s Castelvania: Lords of Shadow 2 has lashed out at some of the game’s reviews. OXM has had a go at translating a piece on Eurogamer Spain in which game director Enric Alvarez says that the specialised gaming press [lacks] professionalism". Added Alvarez: "[You can …

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