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Those found to be playing Gears of Wars: Judgement early can expect a swift can of whoop-ass courtesy of Xbox 360 platform holder Microsoft. It emerged last night that an unfinished (but mostly fully-featured) version of the game – which is not due for release until March 22nd – is …

PSN purchases from India have gone up by 30% since Sony launched the web version of the PlayStation Store, the company has revealed. The Sony Entertainment Network store was initially launched for limited countries. We’ve launched it for India as well now, and I don’t know how much knowledge is …

It’s nearly here. After years of speculation and weeks of rumour, tomorrow night we will finally get our first look at Sony’s next console. But what exactly will Sony be telling us tomorrow night? Bear in mind that a PS4 launch could well be as much as nine or ten …

Develop's editor Will Freeman to quiz Molyneux in live session

Reports in the UK suggest that Sony is considering a price of around 300 for the PlayStation 4. "Industry sources and leaked internal documents suggest that Sony is considering pricing the new device at about 300," said a report by The Times. That price is over 100 less than the …

Bungie’s MMO-ish ‘shared world shooter’ Destiny won’t grace consoles in 2013, publisher Activision has revealed. Destiny is the Halo creator’s first game under its ten-year publishing deal with Activision, and will require an always-on internet connection to be playable. The first-person shooter will consist of a persistent online world, but …

Government division to aid studios, tech and service outfits in connecting with US market

Three retail listings in the US suggest that Ubisoft is working on a Wii U version of upcoming sci-fi action title Watch Dogs. The game has previously been confirmed for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC (and, if rumour is to be believed, next-gen machines). Now listings for a Wii U …

Cloud gaming on Sonyâ??s next generation machine could enable cross-platform play

Having completed the beta phase of Outlook, Microsoft is to close up its long-running Hotmail service. According toPocket Lint, Hotmail users will be gradually transferred over to Outlook between now and the summer. The change will be little more than superficial for the time being, as they will retain their …