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'The promo bay far exceeded what our sales cycle would have been if we just went on as normal,' says Sean Hogan

The long, long, long wait for the next generation of consoles is very nearly over. Sony will tonight, barring a Mayan-style global disaster, reveal the PlayStation 4 to an audience of international journalists in New York. What, you can’t make it to The Big Apple in the next 13 hours? …

Game4u has violated retail guidelines set by its parent company and distributor Milestone Interactive by offering console hardware as well as new and upcoming games at discounted prices. In 2011, Milestone Interactive directed online retailers not to sell games distributed by it below MRP (maximum retail price) for a period …

Battlefield 4 is already being shown off to partners of publisher EA. We know this because GameStop CEP Paul Raines said the following yesterday via his chain’s Twitter account: Got to see Battlefield 4 today and all I can say is WOW! Thanks @EA for the sneak peek. Can’t wait …

Sony to unveil next-gen console at 11pm UK time

True Cloud aims to become first industry-wide reference architecture for cloud

We’re just hours away from the big PS4 reveal now, but don’t expect the rumour mill to stop churning any time soon. Kotaku(which is also the source of the new joypad image you see above) reports this morning that Sony’s machine will be released in the US in November. The …

Publisher cuts jobs from Treyarch and licensed games

Security firm suggests code for smartphone apps the target of attack

Activision has confirmed cuts in its licensed games division, reporting that 30 full-time employees have been affected by the round of layoffs. According to a statement obtained by Kotaku, the moves were made to address the company’s ongoing effort to align costs with revenues.” The company also stated it expects …