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Developer Grand Cru creating world-building title Supernauts for iOS

Sony has confirmed that the PS4’s Party Chat functionality will not be locked behind the new PlayStation Plus paywall. In addition, functionality such as Netflix and free-to-play games will also be freely accessible to non-subscribers. This, along with the fact that PSN Friends Lists will be able to support up …

Update: We’ve just got word that the Ghost playable character DLC isn’t confirmed as a preorder bonus after all, and retailer Flipkart has also been directed to remove the listing for this DLC. Original story: Flipkart has revealed its preorder bonuses for Call of Duty: Ghosts, and Simon Ghost” Riley …

Winner to receive six-month free membership at trade body and profile in Develop magazine

The ‘spiritual successor’ to cult hit Syndicate is in rude health. Just early last week there were fears that the game could miss its 350,000 Kickstarter target. It then went on to reach the goal just three days later. Yesterday the game’s Kickstarter came to a close at an impressive …

New start-up aims to combine mobile gaming with cardio workouts

Game4u has announced its preorder promotion for Grand Theft Auto V, offering preorder bonuses as well as a chance to win a PlayStation 4. All preorder customers at Game4u will receive the Atomic Blimp DLC as well as a double-sided door poster (preview here). In addition, all preorders will be …

Puzzle & Dragons creator GungHo saw operating profit climb 4,331.2 per cent per cent year-on-year for the six months ending June 2013. Serkantoto.com reports that operating profit totalled $460m for the period. Sales climbed 945.5 per cent to $763 with net income growing 2,609.2 per cent to $287m. For the …

Phil Scott discusses developing the shooter to NVIDIA Shield

A 300GB successor to the Blu-ray standard has been revealed by Sony and Panasonic. The BBC reports that the format is intended to be in place by 2015 and is being designed with an eye on the new 4K Ultra High Resolution standard. Movies made to this spec will likely …