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Warner has revealed that Batman: Arkham Origins will introduce multiplayer to the series for the first time. Furthermore, that segment of the game is going to be developed by London-based Brink developer Splash Damage. The main game is being developed by Warner Bros Montreal – both Arkham Asylum and Arkham …

It’s always hard to judge what sort of graphical step change a new generation of consoles will deliver. A video may look impressive, but our memories do funny things – sometimes it’s only when you go back to current machines that you realise just how big an upgrade the new …

Pokemon fans are being offered the chance to grab some rare digital versions of three in-game creatures from GAME stores. From August 30th participating GAME stores will be offering fans the chance to obtain ‘Shiny’ versions of Legendary Pokemon – Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina. Being ‘Shiny’ means they’ll be a …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog offers advice on how to be successful on Microsoft's OS

The UK MD of EA has said that he cannot wait for gamers to get their hands on the publisher’s range of games at this year’s Gamescom. The selection will include Battlefield 4, Titanfall, FIFA 14, The Sims 4, Need for Speed Rivals and Command & Conquer, as well as …

Matchmaking to pair players based on skill, language, reputation, age and gameplay style

Publisher continues company-wide restructuring to move development in-house

Boca Juniors! River Plate! Racing! All Boys? Coln?! Arsenal (no, not that one). Konami has announced the capture of the Argentinian Football Association (AFA) license, meaning all 20 Primera Divisin teams and some of the stadiums will feature in this year’s release. Argentinian FOX Sports announcers Mariano Closs and Fernando …

Nick Gibson charts what's happened to Facebook gaming, and what the road ahead looks like

Mobile devs must recognise 'significant skills gap', says Dimoso