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The price that consumers are willing to pay for PS4 is shooting up as we get closer to Christmas. New research form price comparison site Idealo.co.uk shows that in mid-September the highest PS4 price that was being clicked on by consumers was 349.99. By the first week of December, however, …

Doom co-creator also says he would have liked to release more games at Id Software

Our interview with Noah Falstein continues as he discusses the impact of LucasArts alumni, initial concepts for The Dig and Ron Gilbert's Monkey Island plans

Some Xbox One owners have claimed they have been successfully refunded for their Battlefield 4 Premium membership. Premium is a 39.99 subscription that is available to Battlefield 4 owners, entitling them to access to all of the game’s post-release DLC. However, after the game’s significant technical problems (which to be …

The wait for Xbox One in some European territories could be far longer than had been expected. GameReactor claims to have word from trusted sources” that Xbox One might not be launched in Nordic territories until Q3 2014 – that’s some time between July and September next year. This information …

More than 30 vacancies now available at Texas studios

The sales advantage enjoyed by PS4 in the UK and US is being seen in Spain as well. In fact, if Sony’s claims are correct that its machine is outpacing Microsoft’s to an even greater extent in the region. PlayStation’s Spanish CEO James Armstrong told Meristation that since its release …

Microsoft has upped the price of its first party digital games for Xbox One. NowGamer reports that the download versions of Forza 5, Ryse: Son of Rome and Dead Rising 3 have all seen their prices increased from the 44.99 they cost at launch to 49.99. Why Microsoft would do …

RedBedlam teaming up with Scottish author Christopher Brookmyre for mutliple tie-ins

New report from Juniper Research says better monetization and more app-based devices key to growth