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What appears to be the first glimpse of Creative Assembly’s Alien game has appeared online. As spotted by the super-sleuths at NeoGaf, the artwork is believed to link to the Alien game first revealed by Kotaku in October. It says Alien Isolation will hit both current and next-gen consoles some …

DICE may no longer be the sole developer of EA’s Battlefield series. Analyst Michael Pachter said in an investor note last Friday that his company believes Criterion Games is working on a military shooter that may become a brand extension for the Battlefield franchise in FY15”. However, Pachter followed up …

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Square Enix will release Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition on next-gen consoles on January 31st in Europe. The SKU will bundle all of the original title’s post-release DLC as well as a number of other digital extras such as costumes and the like. There will also be some consoles-specific functionality. On …

UK firms Gateway Interactive and 8 Bit Studios to begin 12-week programme in February

Studio behind the Walking Dead snaps up HBO television series as its next production

Epic TV drama Game of Thrones is next in line for the Telltale Games treatment. The news was first rumoured last month but was officially confirmed at the weekend’s VGX Awards in the US. There’s not really much extra info, although we do know that the game will follow the …

Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts has claimed the Gfk Chart-Track All Formats No.1 for the third time in four weeks. The upper reaches of the chart are beginning to form a regular pattern as we approach Christmas, with FIFA 14, Battlefield 4, Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag and Grand Theft …

Character designer pledges continued work 'as needed' on Bravely franchise

Company takes action to prevent minors racking up huge bills from microtransactions