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Will the next-generation of consoles kill pre-owned? Only time will tell. And interestingly in the interim talk of pre-owned’s place in the market has lessened. But speaking to Destructoid Bethesda vice president Pete Hines has admitted that the pre-owned market continues to be a worry. Absolutely it’s a concern," Hines …

An HD ‘reimagining’ of the 1993 Sega Genesis release Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse has been announced for PSN, XBLA, and Steam. Sega revealed on its blog that the publisher is collaborating with Disney Interactive on the multi-platform title, with development being handled by Sega’s Aussie studio. In a …

Sony Online Entertainment has released the Planetside 2 Mobile Uplink app for iOS and Android devices. Carrying the usual companion app standards, such as info on various statistics and server updates, the mobile program has the added ability to voice chat with friends currently playing – essentially letting you prepare …

Facebook, Zynga, and EA stock dives following three-game shutdown

The Bethesda team members behind Skyrim have moved on to the company’s next major project,” which means the end of post-launch content for the game. A blog post from the game’s development team revealed that a portion of the studio had already moved on to pre-production for the unannounced title …

Ubisoft Montreal CEO says his team and the gaming public is prepared for always-on future

Season 6 of the Indian Premier League is well underway, and accompanying it is the IPL’s official mobile game – IPL Cricker Fever 2013, which is out now for Android devices. Featuring all the official teams and players from the current IPL season, IPL Cricket Fever 2013’s gameplay revolves around …

Sony has finally begun manufacturing PS3 games in India, with the first lot of locally manufactured games set to hit stores by the end of the month. Initially, local manufacturing will be focussed on Sony’s first-party PS3 Essentials range. The first games to arrive in stores will be Killzone 3, …

Update: EA has declined to provide specific details on the layoffs at EA Hyderabad. Tiffany Steckler from EA’s corporate communications team responded to our report with the following statement. EA is sharpening its focus to provide games for new platforms and mobile. In some cases, this involves reducing team sizes …

World of Tanks developer could bring its free-to-play formula to PS4 and next Xbox