Digital curiosity Rain has been dated for PS3. Sony says the game will arrive on PSN on October 2nd with a European price of €12.99. The game’s up for pre-order right now. Those who do drop money on it early will get a few bonuses – a dynamic theme, a …
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LightSpeed Studios announced as sponsor of the Player’s Choice Award – NOW OPEN TO VOTE!
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Second Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter seems doomed
Precursor Games’ second attempt at funding Shadow of the Eternals appears to be on the brink of failure. At the time of writing its Kickstarter campaign stands at $305,306 with just 38 hours remaining – that’s nearly $450,000 short of its $750,000 funding goal. Its first Kickstarter attempt, which itself …
Read More »GameStop sales down 10.7% as retailer awaits next-gen rollout
Global games retailer GameStop has reported a 10.7 per cent decline in both global and like-for-like sales for Q2 2013. Total sales fell from $1.55bn last year to $1.38bn, which was a little better than had been forecast by the company. Digital and emerging markets fared well, however, with mobile …
Read More »A V&A designer in residence: Where games meet art
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Read More »Yoshida: "I think we can still pursue handheld market" with Vita
The president of SCE Worldwide Studios has perhaps for the first time admitted that question marks hang over the long-term future of PlayStation Vita. The console has failed the replicate the (criminally under-reported) success of its predecessor and continues to sell in low numbers across most key territories. However, speaking …
Read More »EA wants to emulate Batman Arkham success with new Star Wars games
Publisher EA has said it wants to mimic the successful reinvention of the Batman video games franchise with its fresh take on the Star Wars universe. "The most important thing for me is that we take the Star Wars license and come up with games where peoples’ jaws drop," EA’s …
Read More »Vita version of FIFA 14 is re-skinned version of last year’s release
FIFA 14 on Vita will not feature any of the gameplay improvements found in many of the game’s other versions. "There will be a Vita version, and it’ll be the same great gameplay," EA Sports’ David Rutter told Eurogamer. "It’s the same great gameplay and new kits." Although it has …
Read More »Sony looking for right time to "re-announce" The Last Guardian
Patience, Team Ico fans – Sony hasn’t yet abandoned plans to release much-delayed PS3 title The Last Guardian. In fact, SCE Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has told CVG that the platform holder is waiting for the right time to re-announce” the game, presumably as a PS4 title. "Yeah we …
Read More »Sony: More devs make more money on Vita than mobile
Releasing games on iOS is like playing the lottery, says Shahid Ahmad
Read More »VIDEO: New Dead Rising 3 gameplay trailer ramps up the mayhem
Capcom’s Dead Rising 3 is clearly on a mission – to take the series to levels of chaos never seen before. This new trailer released for Gamescom shows not only the huge number of zombies thrust at a player at any one time, but also the creative ways in which …
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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