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PopCap has revised its release date for Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare on Xbox One. The game, which lands first on Xbox before migrating to other platforms, had initially been pencilled in for a February 20th release in Europe. That date has now changed to February 27th. The American date …

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Over 700 games are on sale as part of Game4u’s end-of-season sale. The sale went live yesterday and will last a month-and-a-half, ending on 28th February, with both new and old PC and console games included. From the more recent releases, titles such as Saints Row IV, Battlefield 4, FIFA …

Only 64 per cent of the movie and TV market in the US last year was spent on physical DVDs and Blu-rays. That’s down from the 96 per cent share physical formats claimed in 2004, IHS Technology reports. While spending on movies and TV shows in the home entertainment market …

While Edios Montreal was recently taken off the Hitman project it was working on, series creator IO Interactive today confirmed that a next-gen Hitman is well into development. Encouragingly for long-time Hitman fans, IO promises that the new game, which will see Agent 47 travel the world, will feature a …

Rovio, King and EA to hold talks at next week's event in London

The rise of Twitch isn’t new to anyone in the games industry. But the latest numbers are simply astronomical. Gamers are now watching over 12 billion minutes of Twitch content every month – a figure that has doubled since 2012. That’s an average of 106 minutes every day. But it’s …

Keen to dispel recent rumours, Io Interactive has released a number of details concerning its next-gen Hitman game. Reports last week suggested the Hitman franchise had been abandoned on consoles but nothing could be further from the truth. In the next game you will experience a globetrotting Agent 47 at …

Studio promises series' largest levels, and draws inspiration from Contracts and Blood Money

With very exceptions, gamers are used to new titles launching at their highest price point and then gradually decreasing over time. But one developer has argued that the entire games pricing model needs revising, particularly when it comes to digital titles. A bargain rack for physical retail makes perfect sense …