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Gamers will, should they chose to, be allowed to use their real names when gaming online with PS4 at launch. Sony confirmed the news to Kotaku, giving its machine another leg up over its high-profile rival Xbox One which will offer the same functionality but not until an unspecified later …

The veil has finally been lifted on AMD’s Radeon R9 290X graphics card. It carries a price of around 450 in the UK. The cheapest MCV has seen so far is either the HIS Boost or Gigabyte variants, which can be had for around 440. On the other end of …

Game equity investment firm picks up veteran games attorney as chief legal officer

The creator of the Resident Evil series has downplayed the PS4’s supposed power advantage over Xbox One. TheSixthAxis reports that Shinji Mikami told Edge that there’s no real difference between them”, adding: We only need one console. Why do I have to make two versions of a game? And when …

Tripwire says petition filed after repeated attempts to have a model lifted from Killing Floor removed

Veteran consultant and designer to evangelize console and boost conversion rates

A Steam Database entry for popular Arma II mod turned upcoming commercial release DayZ has been uncovered, and it appears the title could be mere days away from publicly launching. The Escapist first pointed to the listing, which indicates the game will initially release on Valve’s distribution platform as an …

The reworked HD version of Vita release Assassin’s Creed Liberation is set for a January launch on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. The Playstation US Blog confirmed the title would arrive for PlayStation 3 on January 14th, while a Steam pre-order page lists the PC version at $19.99 and pins …

Plants vs Zombies 2 has launched for Android devices, available now as a free download on the Google Play store. To celebrate the platform release, which requires an Android 2.3 device or newer,PopCap has discounted the in-game Jalapeno item for the week. The Android release arrives two months after the …

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