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Unity has sign a new partnership with Sony to bring its game engine to the PS4 and all other Sony PlayStation platforms. As well as supporting the home console, the deal means that developers will now be able to use Unity for the PS Vita, PlayStation Mobile and Sony’s upcoming …

Beyond: Two Souls developer Quantic Dream has admitted it was asked to depict the game’s female star holding a gun on the cover of the game. Such a depiction would betray the game’s real content, the studio felt, and as a result it rebutted the request and fortunately emerged triumphant. …

Irrational Games boss Ken Levine has rubbished reports that BioShock: Infinite cost upwards of $200m to produce. The number comes from a New York Times article which alleged that development costs reached $100m with marketing coming in at an additional $100m. This sounds far-fetched, and indeed Levine took to Twitter …

We reveal the most essential development platforms out today

Warner upcoming brawler Injustice: Gods Among Us is to star in a national tournament hosted by retailer GAME. There will be eight UK heats hosted by pro-gamers Ketchup and Mustard and there are plenty of prizes up for grabs including fighting sticks, bobble-heads, headsets and tickets to the Multiplay Insomnia …

Free desktop client enables developers to 'make the most of Git'

Develop examines an engine that's been built for those looking to get into game development

The youngest engine in our round-up this year, Rapid2D is an engine designed for Windows 8 games

Development tool to also be made available for PS Vita, PS Mobile and cloud gaming services

The world of eSports is once again demanding attention after Blizzard’s StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm attracted some impressive numbers. The game’s 21 hour launch broadcast from the Major League Gaming Pro Circuit Winter Championship on Twitch attracted over 1.1m viewers. Concurrent viewers hit a high of over 157k. …