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Strategy games veteran heads to Drive on Moscow developer

Sony brings its controller to the PC as Valve moves into the living room

The hackable console has 466 games as it gears up for European launch

Next survey takes place between October 14th and 20th

Creative Skillset is asking game industry professionalsto provide feedback on matters affecting the sector. Members on the industry panels will be asked to complete a maximum of four surveys a year, all of which can be accessed online. Topics will cover issues such as skills gaps in the UK and …

Online retailer Simply Games has confirmed to MCV that it’s PS4 pre-order upgrade plan has not been forced upon it by Sony. The company has been contacting customers who have pre-ordered a PS4 telling them that they must upgrade to a more expensive bundle to secure their machine. We are …

First-party studio says the production effort has stepped up significantly for next-gen titles

Warner has announced Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition for a number of formats. One of them is PS4. Not on the list, however, is Xbox One. Also missing is Wii U, despite the fact that the original version of the game was released on Nintendo’s machine. High Voltage is …

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V has not just been breaking records on the High Street. The PlayStation Blog has confirmed that the digital version of the game available for 49.99 on the PlayStation Network has broken the previous sales record enjoyed by The Last of Us to become the biggest …

Making a next-gen console time takes four times the development resources than a current-gen game, Sony studio Guerrilla has claimed. The common perception is that the PS4 and Xbox One’s PC-like architecture has simplified games development. Not so, according to Killzone: Shadow Fall’s lead designer Eric Boltjes. It’s also a …