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Longstanding stalwart of UK development sector ceases trading with immediate effect; some jobs saved

The re-designed PlayStation Vita has been constructed with a very simple premise in mind – make the system cheaper and more appealing. To put it differently, the Slim is about attracting more gamers without affecting the game experience” the machine’s head of design Mika Nagae told Famitsu, as reported by …

Three male leads are there to 'create nuanced stories' says Houser

SCEA president Jack Tretton has described PS4 production yields as incredible”. And as a result, the exec added, the PS4 launch will be the biggest in his company’s history. "We want to make sure that consumers have an opportunity to buy one on November 15th and through the holidays," he …

Title originally set for FF XIII universe to be released on smartphones

One analyst has speculated that the time may be nearing for Activision Blizzard’s World of Warcraft to make the jump to free-to-play. A report by Superdata Research, as spotted by CVG, claims that the MMO has experienced a drop in revenues of 54 per cent in the last seven months. …

A new video has offered a direct comparison between the 1080p visuals offered by The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD and the GameCube original. Wind Waker HD is released in the UK for Wii U on October 4th. It was already a visually stunning game, so the jump to …

New hires made to strengthen Remedy's board during industry transition

Owen O'Brien to oversee production of Eve: Valkyrie

Activision has named Jonathan Fargher as its new head of UK PR. He starts his new role on October 7th. Fargher has worked at PlayStation for 14 years, most recently as senior UK PR Manager, and has helped launch every PlayStation console. Prior to Sony, he worked at Psygnosis, and …