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SimCity studio Maxis has revealed that The Sims 4 is in the works. EA’s press release waits until only the second sentence to confirm that The Sims 4 will be a SINGLE PLAYER and OFFLINE game. A bit eager, you may argue, but with Maxis’ name currently proving pretty toxic …

US subsidiary of Marvelous AQL acquires Atlus Online

A month after closing LucasArts, Disney has signed a multi-year publishing deal with EA, through which the latter will create Star Wars games for the core gaming audience (read: console and PC). EA will rope in the talents of in-house studios DICE (Battlefield), Bioware (Mass Effect), and Visceral Games (Dead …

Over 250m Windows Store apps downloaded in first six months

Shuhei Yoshida says devs can control next-gen PlatStation's social features

GameStop has announced it will no longer take trade-ins for PS2 hardware, accessories and games after this month. In a statement to Engadget, GameStop’s corporate office confirmed rumours regarding the discontinuation of Sony’s console – adding that the systems, along with its games and accessories, will still be sold at …

Leaked internal memo says users of next-gen console can play games offline

Nintendo has revealed it will be holding a special event for press at its booth on the E3 exhibition floor. The company has sent out invites for its ‘Come Play With Us @ The Wii U Software Showcase.’ The event kicks off at 10:30 am Pacific on June 11th, and …

The people behind Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon are pulling for a sequel, according to the digital title’s star Michael Biehn. VG247 reports the actor told Major Nelson that the strong reception has the game’s creative director Dean Evans bullish about turning Blood Dragon into a series. [Evans] was with …

DICE and Visceral working on new original Star Wars games with the Frostbite 3 engine