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Amazon is reportedly readying Android-powered hardware for release in March, though details are fuzzy on what entertainment medium will be the focus. Recode cites multiple sources claiming the console or set-top box would pack access to Amazon’s full library of licensed and/or produced video content, along with other television-focused apps. …

There’s a 50/50 shot The Last of Us will get a second standalone title, according to creative director Neil Druckmann. Kotaku has dug around Druckmann’s ‘Ask Me Anything’ Reddit post, and produced a few notable items – including the chances of turning the game into a series. "If you’re asking …

DayZ has been temporarily knocked off the top spot of Steam’s top sellers chart, as city-builder Banished outsold it during the past week. Shining Rock’s strategy game released last Tuesday – fairly early in the sales tracking period – so next week we’ll see what kind of staying power it …

We take a look at five key vacancies at studios across the UK and Finland

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Namco Bandai has released its TV and cinema ad for upcoming action RPG Dark Souls II. The one minute short is set to the recognisable track Where Is My Mind by Pixies. As you might expect, the live action trailer involves lots of death in the face of insurmountable odds. …

Elite: Dangerous studio working on two new projects

There has been a sharp increase in the amount of malware hiding in apps on the Google Play Store, according to a new report. TechSpot reports that online security services company RiskIQ says that the total number of malicious apps has nearly quadrupled from 11,000 in 2011 to 42,000 in …

Sony has at long last launched the PS4 in its homeland of Japan. The 39,980 (234) machine officially arrives on February 22nd – which, as time buffs out there will realise, is in just a few moments (15:00GMT Feb 19th). The three-month wait was an unprecedented delays for a PlayStation …

UK developer Jagex has confirmed that Sam Forrest is its new VP of communications. Forrest joined the studio as PR director in August 2012. This new role sees him take charge of Jagex’s entire PR, video production, video marketing and events operations. The past 18 months have seen the PR …