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They may carry the same name, but there are two versions of FIFA 14 on the way this year. September 27th sees the release of FIFA 14 on Xbox 360, PS3, PC, Wii, PSP, Vita, 3DS and PS2. However, the version of FIFA 14 heading to Xbox One and PS4 …

EA didn’t give a shit about FIFA.” Neil Thewarapperuma (or Neil T to his friends) isn’t a man to mince his words. He was the European marketing boss for EA Sports back in 1993, the year the publisher would launch its first ever football game. He wasn’t wrong. EA didn’t …

Take-Two’s 2K label is make its debut foray into the driving genre. Lucid Games, which is staffed by former Bizarre Creations devs, is working on 2K Drive that is due for release on iOS some time this autumn. It’s described by the developers as a premium iOS title”. Polygon reports …

The recently leaked Capcom Essentials bundle has been confirmed – but it won’t be being released in the UK. As rumoured late last month, Capcom Essentials will be released on both PS3 and Xbox 360 and will include five games – Resident Evil 6, Super Street Fighter 4, Devil May …

2K Drive, the on-road and off-road iOS racing sim from Lucid Games is set for release this fall, which is a few days from now. Lucid Games is comprised of several developers from Bizarre Creations, which created Blur and the Project Gotham Racing series. The studio has been working on …

Free games have been a central part of AMD’s PC graphics card strategy for some time and the next version of its offer has at last been revealed. Called Never Settle Forever, it presents three tiers of rewards offering one, two or three free games respectively depending on what type …

Internal email contradicts director's claim studio is not at work on project

Microsoft’s Xbox One TV ambitions are well known, but new reports suggest Sony intends to take the digital TV fight to its rival. The Wall Street Journal reports that Sony has reached a preliminary deal with Viacom that will see it provide paid streaming access to the likes of MTV, …

Debbie Ross promoted at Glasgow animation outfit

One man close to Valve has delivered a crushing blow to the millions of gamers patiently waiting on Half-Life 3. Kotaku reports that John Patrick Lowrie, an actor who has starred in a number of Valve games and is married to the voice of GLaD0S Ellen McLain, has claimed that …