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Free-to-play FPS mech title Hawken has had its beta dated by new publisher Meteor Entertainment. Hawken is marketing itself as the first in a new generation of free-to-play titles boasting triple-A production quality. The Adhesive-developed title will enter closed beta on October 26th. It will run until October 29th. The …

To become a true rock god, you’ve got to look the part. That’s why MCV and Ubisoft are calling for members of the industry to show us their finest rock star poses – and the best ones will win a copy of Rocksmith, plus an electric guitar. All you have …

The biggest names in the UK games press will attend next week’s Games Media Awards And if you want to mingle with the media, you need to act fast! Just a handful of trade tickets are left, priced at 150 each. Contact Kathryn.Humphrey@intentmedia.co.uk to find out more. Games press from …

The UK arm of retailer GameStop has gone live with what it thinks is the release date for Grand Theft Auto V. Its listing for the game carries a UK release date of Friday March 1st. Fridays are of course the standard release date for games in the UK. However, …

Older models find home with youths eager to get in on mobile trend

New look promises new interface, search, and improved content discovery

Borderlands 2 will receive its first major piece of DLC next week with the release of Captain Scarlett and Her Pirate’s Booty. The add-on is scheduled to arrive next Tuesday, October 16th – presumably across all available platforms though it wasn’t specifically addressed. It’s free to Season Pass owners and …

Capcom has announced Darkstalkers Resurrection, a digital collection of the franchise heading to consoles next year. The title was announced during a Street Fighter 25th Anniversary Panel at New York ComicCon. It’ll be developed by Iron Galaxy Studios and include arcade versions of Night Warriors: Darkstalkers’ Revenge and Darkstalkers 3 …

MMO shooter Defiance gets SyFy channel TV counterpart

NPD has released its US retail video games report for September, revealing yet another month with sales down year-over-year. Total industry sales were down 24 per cent YOY at $848.3m. Hardware dipped 39 per cent to $210.9m, and software sales were down 14 per cent at $547.3m for the period. …