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PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is nearly with us, and Sony has released a smart new live-action trailer to bump up the hype a little. In the video we see famed Sony characters Kratos (God of War), Nathan Drake (Uncharted), Cole MacGrath (InFamous) and Sackboy (LittleBigPlanet) having a bit of a …

Publishing giant to gain access to e-mail address, Nintendo Network ID and date of birth

Popular catalogue retailer Argos is to revamp its UK operations in a new drive beginning next week. MyRetailMedia reports that central to the change is a renewed online effort, a rise in prices and, crucially, a dramatic increase to its store closure program with up to 100 outlets facing the …

The cost of being amongst the first UK consumers to get 4G coverage on their mobile phones has been revealed by Everything Everywhere. 4G will go live on EE’s network on October 30th and will be available to all T-Mobile and Orange customers with a 4G-ready handset, which includes the …

Annual license opens up thousands of assets to developers

Pre-ordering online is not sufficient, then? There are two main facts to consider here. The first is that there’s a man whose actual name, according to Kotaku, is Isaiah-Triforce Johnson. We presume this gentleman changed his name himself and was not given it by his parents. Though that is not …

Continually rebuilding teams means loss of wisdom and experience

Vitek Goyel has been a busy man. He helms successful 3D game art outsourcing company PixelTek; he’s the vice president of a truly global game development studio in Phoenix Online; and he’s also the frontman for folk/punk rock band Slow Down Clown. Phoenix Online’s first commercial release – Cognition, is …

New developer partners with major platform holder

Start-up accelerator halts funding due to rising costs and high barriers to entry