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Sony’s has confirmed a release date for anticipated PlayStation Vita shooter Killzone: Mercenary. The game will be released on September 18th. Sony has marked the announcement by releasing a brand new multiplayer trailer, which can be seen below:

Discount on ticket prices terminates this Friday as Google, Flurry and Social Point confirm sessions

Was THQ’s demise the result of bad management, bad circumstances or just plain bad luck? The company that had generated millions from games based on Finding Nemo and WWE, had struggled to transition into a world where kids games and licenced titles were no-longer safe bets. Certain analysts and industry …

Console giant to showcase its efforts to increase number of software developers at GDC 2013

Koch Media owned publisher Deep Silver has added another notable title to its ranks – Grasshopper’s Killer Is Dead. The game was detailed last week by creator Suda 51, who described it as a title that picks up where Killer7 and No More Heroes left off”. Deep Silver will publish …

Game4u.com has added around 50 Mac titles to its downloads4u digital games service. Through its partnership with Mac publisher Aspyr Media, the service offers several games for Mac users, many of which it doesn’t yet offer on PC. These include games like Borderlands 2, several Call of Duty games, Company …

If Gabe Newell is to believed, the biggest threat facing the living room PC is Apple. The founder and head of PC gaming icon Valve spoke of his company’s plans to introduce its "Steam Box" to what was once the domain of game consoles at the University of Texas’ LBJ …

UK development's finest compete in the ultimate clash of minds

Nintendo boss Saturo Iwata appears to have issued a thinly veiled warning to the company’s international management teams. He’s a man who clearly believes in his hardware. So why is it struggling? Simple, Iwata argues – Nintendo is not selling it right. And territories in which the console is underperforming …

Some of Splinter Cell Blacklist’s violent content previously demoed to journalists has been cut from the final release. A controversial scene shown at E3 last year saw players controlling ‘hero’ Sam Fisher torturing a suspect in an interrogation scenario. But the negative reaction from the press and consumers has led …