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PS3 owners can start downloading Call of Duty: Ghosts on their PS3 right now. Sony has announced that pre-loads for the digital version of the game are now live on PSN, meaning that gamers can (theoretically) have the game installed to their system and ready to play at 00:01 tomorrow …

Entry level toolset features terrain editor and drag and drop controls

While it remains a possibility in the long-term, hopes of a PC release for Destiny have lessened. Bungie community manager Eric Osborne told IGN that trying to launch on another platform would, quite simply, be so resource intensive that it would jeopardise the quality of the game on other formats. …

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EA Canada has confirmed that next year’s Xbox One and PS4 release UFC will not run at 60 frames per second. Instead, the game will run at 30fps – although it will output at 1080p on both consoles. Interestingly, EA Canada creative director Brian Hayes told GamingBolt that he doesn’t …

Football Manager clothing can help Sports Interactive make money in markets where it does not sell any games. The firm attended Brand Licensing Europe last month in a bid to sign licensors to create products around the Football Manager IP. And studio director Miles Jacobson says this will allow the …

The answer lies not in the plot and dialogue, but in the very structure of the game design itself, says Hitbox's Terence Lee

Yogscast has announced PlayStation Access has joined the gaming channel. The switch will also see the dedicated PlayStation Access team of Nathan Ditum, Robert Pearson, David Jackson move across to Yogscast, supported by PlayStation UK digital and community manager Hollie Bennett. Sony’s editorial and video platform unveiled the new-look team …

One disgruntled Blockbuster customer took matters into his own hands when told he could not receive a refund for his PS4 pre-order. Blockbuster confirmed just hours after announcing its intention to re-enter administration that next-gen pre-orders would be refunded in full. But the BBC reports that the 31 year-old Adam …

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