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FIFA 14 should offer the most realistic ball striking system ever seen in a football game, according to EA. It achieves this via two new systems – Pure Shot and Real Ball. Pure Shot sees individual players adjust their stance as they approach the goal so they are positioned to …

Gareth Lewis to oversee development at Plymouth-based studio

Organization says Congress is seeking to undermine games as protected speech

Bethesda isn’t developing any of its upcoming games for Wii U and the console is not part of the company’s near-term focus, according to VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines. Speaking withJoystiqat QuakeCon, Hines elaborated on Bethesda’s stance on Nintendo’s current hardware – specifically citing hardware issues as a …

Square Enix has reported its first quarter financial results, showing significantly reduced losses year-over-year for the three month period concluded on June 30th. The company posted a $5m loss for the period, a 75 per cent reduction versus its $21m loss for the same period during the year prior. Social …

Use of porn stars to advertise game went against spirit of satire

It appears confirmation of Left 4 Dead 3 has surfaced on account of someone at Valve forgetting to turn off a monitor. IGN reports on an image taken by an unidentified Dota 2 player taking a tour of Valve’s offices as part of The International 3 tournament. The shot lists …

Browser, social, and mobile sales drive turnaround, but company held back by console performance

GamesLab to offer funding, workshops and business expertise to studios in the region

Sony has reiterated that Gran Turismo 6 will arrive this year, but is still shying away from nailing down a release date. Speaking with GTPlanet about the game’s release, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president and CEO Jim Ryan said, It will be before Christmas [2013], definitely”. We gave a lot …