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Indie PC hit Hotline Miami is coming to PS3 and PlayStation Vita. The gory retro-themed game has been an underground success on PC, shifting in excess of 300,000 copies. These new versions are being developed by Dutch outfit Abstraction Games, with creators Dennaton Games overseeing the work. The game will …

Ben Board brings 15 years of experience to team behind hit racing game

Authorities allegedly present warrant to man who sold an Xbox 720 dev kit on eBay

Still angry about the fresh delay to the Wii U version of Rayman Legends? Well, firstly, chill out. It’s a game. It’s fine. You’ll still get it and that other console owners will also get it is of no actual consequence to you. But nonetheless, Ubisoft is clearly a more …

Coloured PS3 consoles will be available in India by mid-March, Sony has announced. The announcement was made rather casually on the PlayStation India Facebook page in response to a user query. News of the coloured PS3s possibly coming to Indiafirst surfaced on the Indian PlayStation website, which was inconclusive since …

PSN purchases from India have gone up by 30 per cent 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,” Sony Computer Entertainment India country manager Atindriya Bose told MCV India. "We’ve launched it …

The next round of after-hours GAME lock-in events will focus on Square Enix’s upcoming Tomb Raider. As usual the lock-ins will allow attendees to get some hands-on time with the title ahead of its UK launch on March 5th. Tomb Raider is a part of British gaming heritage,” GAME’s stores …

The PlayStation Vita has received a price drop in Japan, paving the way for a similar move in the West at the upcoming PlayStation Meeting. In Japan, the handheld has dropped in price from 24,980 Yen (Wi-fi mofel) to 19,980 Yen for the Wi-fi and the Wi-fi/3G model. While Sony …

Ubisoft’s open-world sci-fi adventure Watch Dogs is scheduled for release around Christmas, leaked promotional material for the game reveals. The game is scheduled for release on all home consoles”, suggesting that it will arrive on current and next-gen consoles. A PC version is also on the way. The text on …

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 …