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First it was Asda, then Tesco and now GAME has more PS4 stock… at 300 stores and their online website. It’s a particular type of PS4 – the Killzone Mega Pack – which can be ordered from the GAME site and at over 300 stores. The packs are available from …

Latest title based in iconic film franchise could be in development at Visceral Games and Vancouver studio

Patrick Söderlund says free-to-play on console will have to offer a different proposition

Xbox One broke Amazon UK’s record for the fastest and biggest console launch in history. Good news for Microsoft but better news for Sony, because according to the online retail giant, PS4 is going to beat that. PS4 is currently the No.1 pre-order items on the firm’s video game chart, …

Tesco is the latest games retailer to announce it has more stock of PlayStation 4 available. The firm says that 150 of its Tesco Extra stores have extra stock of the console, which means quick gamers can pick one up at midnight tonight. It’s available on a first-come, first-served basis. …

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