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After releasing Ashes Cricket 2013 on Steam and then pulling it following negative feedback from customers, 505 Games has now cancelled the game altogether. The publisher said the following in a statement sent to our sister publication MCV UK. As most people who have followed the project closely can affirm, …

It’s bad news for cricket fans, 505 Games has cancelled Ashes Cricket 2013. The game was due in the Summer to coincide with the UK tournament but was delayed because, well, the game was broken. The title’s developers, usually quite adept at cricket games, couldn’t get its new engine to …

Ubisoft has a huge portfolio of games for Sony and Microsoft’s new machines, including a number of major new IPs. MCVspeaks to UK boss Rob Cooper on the publisher’s sky high expectations for the next-generation. Ubisoft is supporting PS4 and Xbox One with some big new IPs. What are you …

IGN’s continued attempts to dominate the games media continues this week with the launch of its PS4 app. The app will launch across 20 countries and will feature everything you’d expect, such as news, previews and reviews. It is being created by IGN parent Ziff Davis and will also arrive …

John Gonzalez leaves WB Games for Killzone developer

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Game developer, publisher and distributor Nazara Technologies has set up a seed-stage fund aimed at investing in start-ups in the games industry. Nazara has invested Rs 5 crore into the fund, with another Rs 5 crore to be put in after the initial funds are exhausted, Techcircle reports. The Rs …

Remember PlayStation Mobile? Sony suddenly seems to have, and has announced a brand new games offer for the platform. Starting today the platform holder is to give away two free games each week for the next five weeks. The titles will work on Vita and on PlayStation Certified smartphones or …

It’s not often that a pair of games topping the charts brings bad news for their respective publishers. PS3 title Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and Wii U platformer Super Mario 3D World entered the weekly Japanese charts in first and second spots today, but both point to serious declines …

The price of several PS4 game downloads on PSN has been reduced, bringing parity with the Xbox One versions. Eurogamer reports that games such as FIFA 14, Need for Speed Rivals and Battlefield 4 have now been cut to 54.99 on PSN. That’s a lot less than the 62.99 at …