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The PS3 and Vita versions of FIFA 14 can currently be had for half price on PSN. The deals mark the beginning of Sony’s ‘12 Deal of Christmas’ promotion which will run for… well, for 24 days as it happens, on PSN’s PlayStation Store. Each offer will kick off at …

Confirmed: European publisher and distributor has purchased Galaxy on Fire dev

London institute teams up with York and Essex unis to form new centre for doctorate training in games

Mobile gaming company Fishlabs will be ‘terminated’ after being sold to an unnamed party, says co-founder Michael Schade. Both Schade and co-founder Christian Lohr are to depart the Galaxy on Fire developer, andSchade told PocketGamerthat since the agreement is an asset deal” under German labour law, all employees will be …

A new partnership has been signed between Eutechnyx and Games Workshop that will see the former developer a new Warhammer title for PC and mobile platforms. The game, entitled Storm of Vengeance, is described as a "lane strategy" title, and is set in the popular futuristic universe of Warhammer 40,000. …

FIFA 14 has emerged as the third-party champion in Gfk Chart-Track’s first PS4 Top Ten. Sony’s Killzone: Shadow Fall is PS4’s No.1 (with an impressive attach rate, it seems) while FIFA 14 claimed No.2. However, arguably the biggest battle was between EA’s Battlefield 4 and Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts …

Jak and Daxter co-creator also criticises Nintendo’s ‘criminal’ approach to third-party hardware

The cancellation of Ashes Cricket 2013 isn’t all bad news for video game cricket fans. News of 505’s misfortune may mean that cricket lovers may have to wait a bit longer than expected, but a cricket game is at least on the way. Developer Big Ant has – opportunistically – …

Publishers do not like second hand game sales. They believe that pre-owned is killing their businesses. It is discouraging gamers from buying new games after a certain period and is money made by retailers that is not being passed to the creators. Yet in recent months the rhetoric has changed. …