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Mojang has brought Minecraft to a new platform, announcing the game’s arrival for Raspberry Pi computers. Minecraft: Pi Edition can be picked up now by device owners as a free download straight from the developer. The launch build is far from feature complete, but content updates are expected to arrive …

Origin is offering up to 70% off on a range of games from EA and third parties as part of its ‘I Love Games’ sale. Up for grabs at 70% discount are games such as Dead Space 2, Crysis 2 Maximum Edition and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. The majority …

Activision has confirmed the first DLC map pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II will become available for PC and PS3 at the end of this month. ‘Revolution’ brings four multiplayer maps, a new zombies-themed mode and map, and a weapon. The add-on originally launched late last month as …

The first multiplayer expansion to Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, titled Revolution, will arrive on PC and PS3 on 28th February, a month after it was released for Xbox 360. Revolution features four new competitive multiplayer maps: Hydro: a hydro-electric plant in Pakistan Grind: set in a skate park, …

So, our game is called Destiny” started a post on Bungie’s blog, rather soberly confirming the title of the Halo creator’s next big game. Alongside the announcement, Bungie has also launched official Facebook, Twitter and Google+ accounts dedicated to Destiny as well as a dedicated forum on Bungie.net. Destiny is …

Publisher to maintain a tight focus for new consoles, says CFO Blake Jorgensen

505 Games’ Ashes Cricket 2013 will be released on 21st June, the game’s Indian distributor Origin Games has announced. The new game will be developed by Trickstar Games, who also developed International Cricket 2010 for Codemasters. Ashes Cricket 2013 is being developed using a brand new game engine, so fans …

Two US retailers have updated their websites to reflect a June release date for The Last of Us. Naughty Dog’s new PS3 survival action title is currently scheduled for release on 7th May, but US retailers Best Buy and Walmart have altered the date on their websites to 18th June. …

A new Batman Arkham game is scheduled for release in 2013, Warner Bros has revealed. During an earnings call where Time Warner announced its financial results, company CFO John K Martin announced, And we also have a strong games release this year, which will include the next release in the …