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Sony will be showing off more about PS4 at Gamescom this year, starting with a press conference before the world’s biggest games show. The platform holder will once again host its conference on the Tuesday before the show (August 20th), returning to the Saatenhaus am Rheinpark in Cologne. The conference …

Codemasters has announced the release date for this year’s Formula One video game. F1 2013 will be released for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 4th in the UK, a little later than the series’ usual September launch. As previously reported, Codemasters is releasing two versions of this year’s …

The physical toys that tie-in with Angry Birds: Star Wars II will be ‘best in class,’ says Rovio. The firm promises to create high quality products that match that of the upcoming iOS and Android game, the developer says. And when pressed which retailers would stock these toys, Rovio simply …

Update: Big Ant Studios has announced via Twitter that Cricket 14 is also headed to Xbox One and PS4. More details here. Original story: With no release date for Ashes Cricket 2013 in sight, Melbourne’s Big Ant Studios has just announced its own cricket game – Cricket 14, and it’s …

Codemasters has announced that this year’s Formula 1 game, F1 2013, will release on 4th October. This is the first time since F1 2009 that the annual F1 game will not release in September. And it’s not hard to see why, with both Grand Theft Auto V and FIFA 14 …

But CEO expects to see a few developers making $1 million by the end of the year

Angry Birds and Pokmon are the latest big name franchise to take on Skylanders as the toy war heats up, but is there enough space to stock them all? The lucrative ‘toys to life’ genre has been dominated by Activision’s Skylanders series, which has generated well over $1bn since its …

Precursor Games is once again attempting to crowd-fund Shadow of the Eternals, the spiritual successor to GameCube horror title Eternal Darkness. The developer previously said it planned to launch another Kickstarter campaign after pulling the plug on the first one, which only raised $128,000 of its $1.35m target. The new …

Nokia discusses helping indies like Rebellion succeed on Windows Phone

Author, graphic novelist, Doctor Who writer – and now video games developer; It seems Neil Gaiman wants to sample every form of creative medium. The author of Stardust and Amercian Gods has lifted the lid on his first video game project, a puzzle game entitled Wayward Manor. Gaiman will work …