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Warner Bros has confirmed the release date of its Arkham Origins DLC Cold, Cold Heart. It will be available for download across PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 22nd Wii U owners will miss out on the new DLC following Warner Bros’ decision to scrap the platform’s Arkham …

PS4 games made up half of the Top 20 in Japan last week. The No.1 game of the week was Knack, which was bundled with the console. The highest charting new ‘non-bundle’ title is Yakuza: Ishin on PS3, with the PS4 version at No.3. 3DS still factors strongly in the …

This year’s conference to be held in a ‘vibrant city of tech giants and development luminaries’

The Worms maker revealed it’s working on the new brand during today’s PlayStation Open Day. Team17 MD Debbie Bestwick unveiled the Steampunk-themed Flockers at the Sony event in Leamington Spa. An official announcement from the studio is expected next week. It follows the studio’s admission last year that it hadn’t …

Google Play and iOS games accounted for 75 per cent of app store spending last year. It was a year of major growth for the smartphone sector as areport by IDC and App Annie foundconsumer spend on Google’s Android games store increased by over four times in Q4 2013 compared …

Warner Bros has given LEGO The Hobbit an April release date. The publisher told Eurogamer that the title will be coming to UK stores on April 11th. It will cover the events of the first two Hobbit films – no plans have been revealed for adapting the final part of …

Worms creator now working on new brand revealed during PlayStation Open Day

March event will help studios access finance, advice on how to build their studio and more

UK games retailer Xbite has signed up as a sponsor for this year’s MCV Awards. The firm, which runs online outlet 365games.co.uk, has pledged its support to this year’s ceremony as Bar and Disco sponsor. "Everybody at Xbite is really excited about us being the Disco & Bar Partner at …

Founders want to move away from work-for-hire and into original IP development