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Brian Provinciano’s indie hit Retro City Rampage has enjoyed more success on PSN than any other digital platform. Of course, there’s no reason why it should not – but in an age where we’re constantly told of the brilliance of Steam and the financial success of Xbox Live, the news …

Ubisoft drastically increased the Watch Dogs project following its blockbuster E3 reveal last year. The new IP will cross generations, launching on current and next generation platforms. And Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the publisher gave its Montreal-based development team everything it needed so the game would live up to …

Sony has revealed its first big non-gaming service for the PS4 – the world’s first 4K video service. 4K – also known as Ultra HD – is being lined up as the next standard in video fidelity, doubling today’s 1080p standard to 2160p. It carries an image resolution of 3,840 …

Tomb Raider creators Crystal Dynamics is delighted by the trend of female lead characters in video games. The title leads a slew of new titles with women in the lead roles, including The Last of Us, Beyond and Remember Me. "The reboot isn’t really about appealing to a specific gender, …

Co-founder of Journey studio to handle developer relations

Mobile games companies and more already signed up to show off their smarts

But publisher doesn't see consumer costs increasing

Capcom is building a new IP for PS4 because it will allow it to full understand what the console is capable of. Deep Down is the working title of Capcom’s dungeons and dragons-style RPG, which was unveiled on stage at Sony’s New York press conference last week. It is being …

Former Epic developer Cliff Blezsinski has called for a halt to the endless stream of vitriol aimed at the free to play market. Instead of spending so much time shouting loudly at the internet, he argues, all gamers need to do is vote with their wallets. All publishers are businesses …

More than 70 game companies have been confirmed as licensed developers and publishers for the PS4. The likes of Activision, Bungie, Blizzard Ubisoft, Capcom, Square Enix, Splash Damage, Blitz Games Studios, GungHO, 2K Games, EA and Starbreeze are all eyeing up producing content for the new console. Throughout the platform’s …