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Two burglars attempted to break into the offices of Los Angeles-based Human Element developer Robotoki yesterday but were thwarted by on-site staff. One of the two men gained entry to the premises after breaking a window to the entrance door, but was soon sent packing as studio president Robert Bowling …

The first MCV of 2014 kicks off with an exclusive interview with DayZ creator Dean Hall, who reveals how the unfinished horror game dominated sales without any marketing. The magazine is available to download now on iPad and read online. In it, we reveal the latest data on what proved …

Roadkill Xtreme is the debut effort from Hyderabad studio Rocksalt Interactive, and it’s out now for Android devices. Gameplay in Roadkill Xtremeinvolves crossing streets using swipe gestures to pick up coins and power-ups, all the while avoiding traffic that gets busier and faster the longer you play. The 3D casual …

Sony has laid down a benchmark for the internet connection quality needed for a decent streaming games experience with PlayStation Now. And as with all bandwidth-intensive streaming content, a player’s experience with PS Now will depend on the overall quality of the broadband internet connection,” SCE social media manager Sid …

Studio president frightens off burglars during evening break-in

Could smash-hit RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim be the next game in line for a next-gen re-release? NeoGaf spotted a change to the game’s info page on the Bethesda website that listed both PS4 and Xbox One amongst its supported formats. These additions have since been removed. There’s other …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog sounds out its predictions for the coming year in games

Update: Konami has now removed the region-lock on the Steam version of Revengeance, and the game is now available for purchase digitally at $30. Original story: The PC version of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, which releases internationally today, won’t receive a retail release in India. Origin Games, Konami’s Indian distributor, …

An Xbox 360 and PS3 version of Slender: The Arrival will be released in Q1 of this year. The game is a fully-fledged commercial version of the utterly terrifying free PC release Slender: Eight Pages. Arrival will on consoles be published by Majesco’s indie label Midnight City and contain two …

Konami has confirmed that PES 2015 will be released on PS4. It has not, however, confirmed its release on Xbox One. Specifically, having confirmed the PS4 version on Twitter it then went on to answer a question about possible releases on Xbox One and Wii U by saying: "We don’t …