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Gamers have at last been given a decent glimpse of Dean Hall’s brand new standalone DayZ. DayZ is a mod release for Bohemia’s army simulation Arma II, but its popularity lead to the Arma studio hiring Hall to create an official, standalone version of the title. The new DayZ was …

We meet the HotSauce team and discuss the developer's ambitions

US retailers, including Amazon and GameStop, line up to stock console

Sony PlayStation has appointed LinOpinion as its new PR agency for India. LinOpinion, a division of Lowe Lintas, takes over PR duties from Corporate Voice Weber Shandwick. Sony PlayStation is a pioneer in video gaming and we are honoured to partner with them in India. PlayStation products like PS2, PS3, …

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505 Games has confirmed that Sniper Elite V2 is to make an appearance on Wii U, with the release date set for spring. As you would expect, the game will be tweaked to make use of the Wii U’s feature set, chief of which is the GamePad. Using it players …

Virtual reality headset on track for March launch

CD Projekt RED has unveiled The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, the conclusion to its celebrated The Witcher trilogy. The announcement was made via Game Informer, where the developers revealed that the story in the third game will be a more personal one for the now old and weary Geralt. The …

Saturo Iwata accepted responsibility for lower than expected international sales of the 3DS. Having already pointed a finger at its international teams for the disappointing performance of Wii U to date, the Nintendo boss also believes that the company has only itself to blame for the handheld’s current performance. It …

Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata has said that many quality games are suffering because retail is afraid to order SKUs in sufficient numbers. That’s because retailers are afraid of being left with surplus stock, he argues – a problem that could be solved by increasing the space given to digital sales …