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The complete Tomb Raider collection is now available on Steam. Square Enix has just added the original Tomb Raider, Tomb Raider 2, Tomb Raider 3, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation, Tomb Raider: Chronicles and Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness to Valve’s digital service. Each of these games are available for …

Total War developer Creative Assembly has been handed the Warhammer licence by owner Sega. A new multi-title licensing agreement with IP owner Games Workshop has led to the formation of a new development team within the studio, with the first game scheduled to launch from beyond 2013”. Other video game …

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Epic's European student development contests enters closing phase with four teams remaining

The once all-powerful Guitar Hero brand was killed in 2011. But a new report claims that development of a new game in the series was well underway by that point. Kotaku reports that that game was set to abandon the various bells and whistles – specifically the drum kit and …

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Ubisoft has partnered with New Regency to produce the upcoming Splinter Cell movie, the same Hollywood firm behind the Assassin’s Creed flick. Word first emerged of Sam Fisher’s big screen debut when Tom Hardy, Batman’s Bane, was signed to play the main character. Ubisoft announced backed in October it had …

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Capcom has tasked studio Beeline Interactive with making a brand new Ghostbusters game, which is due out in early 2013. The Ghostbusters brand was chosen in particular as Capcom hopes it will appeal to a male audience – an ideal counter to Smurf’s Village’s female heavy user base. Beeline has …

Fans waiting for the next outing in the long-absent Pikmin series will have to wait a little while longer. Wii U title Pikmin 3, originally due during the console’s Q1 launch window, has been delayed to Q2. Nintendo of Europe boss Satoru Shibata revealed the new release date during a …