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Ubisoft has announced the Splinter Cell: Blacklist will arrive on PC at the same time as its console counterparts. The publisher recently pushed back Blacklist from its spring release window to 20th August, but going by past trends, we doubted whether this date would apply to the PC version. Ubisoft …

Next-gen console to feature 8 CPU cores running at 1.6ghz, 8gb DDR3 RAM and 12 shader cores

The retail price for Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance has been revised downward to Rs 3,499, distributor Origin Games has announced. While Rs 3,499 may still seem a little steep, that’s quite a drop from the Rs 3,999 price that Origin had earlier announced. Origin has also confirmed that Revenegance will …

Key downloadable content for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has finally been scheduled for release on Playstation 3. The Bethesda Blog details the impending arrival of the game’s Hearthfire, Dawngaurd, and Dragonborn DLC on PS3 next month. Exact dates beyond February” weren’t provided, but the content will be preceeded by …

The iOS version of Temple Run 2 is off to a very fast start. The sequel to the endless runner hit has been downloaded over 20m times since it launched late last week, collecting 6m downloads alone on its release day. The response from fans has been overwhelming,” said Keith …

Valve has revealed last week’s top selling products on Steam, with some new blood making it onto various parts of the list (including at the top). Just launched sim title Euro Truck Simulator 2 makes a nice debut on Valve’s chart by taking the top spot in its first week …

Every major games publisher has invested into the ever-growing free-to-play market, and today Namco Bandai announced its biggest F2P venture to date. Tekken Card Tournament is a smartphone, tablet and PC title that brings card-based battling together with the series’ trademark martial arts duels. It is due for release in …

Mark Rein and John Gaudiosi look at UE3's impact on the fighting genre's latest challenger

Namco Bandai has announced an ambitious product that will let retailers cash in on an upcoming free-to-play title. The publisher will soon launch Tekken Card Tournament for smartphones, tablets and PCs. This free-to-play game sees players collecting attack cards that can be used to win traditional Tekken-style battles. Tekken Card …

'Why go first, when your competitors can look at your specifications and come up with something better?,' says Hirai