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Hub service launching later this year allows players to purchase in-game items

Sony has revealed both Borderlands 2 and Fez will be coming to the Vita this year. The firm confirmed there will be over 900 games available for the handheld consoles by the end of the year, with 150 of these built for the system from the ground up. Amongst these …

Sony has announced a new free-to-play iteration of its hit creative game series LittleBigPlanet. LittleBigPlanet Hub, announced during Sony’s Gamescom conference, will be released for PS3, although no release date was given. As with previous entries, the game will allow users to create levels and characters from a selection of …

Sony has confirmed flagship racer Gran Turismo 6 will launch on PS3 December 6th. The platform holder opened its conference at this year’s Gamescom with Gran Turismo 6, detailing the game’s GT Physics engine and vehicles. Gran Turismo will launch exclusive to PS3. However, Sony teased that the game may …

EA Sports is set to completely overhaul its FIFA offerings for mobile devices. First up, FIFA 14 will ditch the virtual controls in favour of touch and gesture controls. Secondly, this year’s game will be free-to-play, which could end up frustrating like Real Racing 3 or liberating like Plants vs …

FIFA fans will be able to try out this year’s iteration of the UK’s best-selling video games franchise in just a few weeks. Electronic Arts confirmed during its Gamescom conference that a demo will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on September 10th. There has been plenty of …

A playable demo for FIFA 14 will be released on 10th/11th September, EA announced at Gamescom today. The demo will make its way to the Xbox 360 and PC on the 10th, but the PS3 version will arrive on the Indian PSN Store on the 11th. EA has said that …

DICE and EA have given the first details of Battlefield 4 Premium, a service that gives fans access to extra content for the hotly-anticipated shooter. The paid content follows the success of Battlefield 3 Premium, which was launched back in 2011. During its Gamescom press conference, Electronic Arts promised Premium …

EA revamps control scheme for touch devices

Tower defence title EA's 'biggest mobile game launch ever', says Peter Moore