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Blizzard’s console port of its hit PC dungeon crawler Diablo III has finally been dated. The game will be released on PS3 on September 3rd. The surprise move is that it will also hit Xbox 360 on the same day. Diablo III was released on PC in May 2012 and …

Two of Sony Online Entertainment’s MMO titles have been confirmed for PS4. Licensed superhero outing and existing PS3 titles DC Universe Online as well as the until-now PC only multiplayer shooter Planetside 2 are both scheduled for a release on Sony’s new machine. The MMO genre was once touted as …

A wealth of high-profile middleware providers on board with UE4

Exec to oversee strategy, business development, operations and commercial delivery

CSR Racing and MyHorse publisher on board for awards ceremony as Drinks Reception Partner

The music genre is dead, right? Erm, no, perhaps not. Ubisoft has confirmed that music title Rocksmith has sold a very impressive 1.4m units worldwide since its release in October 2011. There have also been 3m track downloads from the game’s digital store. The publisher is also quoting a study …

US site spotlights indie developers

Games for the Xbox One will not be required to run at a resolution of 1080p or at 60 frames per second. However, that doesn’t mean that they won’t. Indeed, launch first party title Forza 5 WILL run at top spec "I believe we’re uniquely positioned to deliver on that …

Former Ubisoft and Relic director Josh Mosqueira steps up responsibilities on dungeon crawler

Despite mixed support from third parties, Ubisoft still believes Wii U can find a place in the market. Nintendo is not holding an E3 press conference but will unveil a raft of new games on the showfloor. It will only take one to ‘rescue’ the console, according to EMEA exec …