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Ubisoft Montreal creative director Alex Hutchinson discusses the virtues of existing franchises versus new IP

Remember that time when they told you that stereoscopic 3D was THE next big thing in gaming? They lied. Having been conspicuous by its absence at E3 in June, Gamescom has now been and gone without a single mention of the technology. And that’s despite Sony having the lion’s share …

You know that awful summer drought games fans have to endure every year? Guess what – it’s over! With New Super Mario Bros 2 and Sleeping Dogs last week, and now Darksiders 2 and Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition this week, we can now officially say that the build …

August 21st 2012 is unlikely to live long in most people’s memories. That’s unless you’re an Apple shareholder, of course. For it was revealed today that Apple has now officially become not just the richest company in the world, but also the richest company the world has ever known, overtaking …

Finalists to gain exposure and opportunity to meet publishers at Europe networking event

Namco is restocking niche RPG titles that were selling at double its RRP on eBay after stock ran out. Senior product manager Lauren Bradley told MCV that the publisher is promising a steadier supply of stock for future Tales titles. Tales of Vesperia was regularly reaching 80 to 100 on …

The High Street has been called in to help Sony ramp up subscribers to its PlayStation Plus service. The platform holder has today (August 17th) launched new one-year (39.99) and 90-day (11.99) subscription cards into specialists stores, and is set to embark on a ‘really big’ marketing and PR push …

Perhaps this puts a true perspective on the global importance of the smartphone and tablet market. Having more or less singlehandedly revolutionised not only the smartphone market but also the tablet sector, Apple has grown to become the most valuable company that has ever existed. At the end of trading …

PlayStation handheld trails behind iPhone, iPad, 3DS and Minecraft

18 months ago the code behind Sleeping Dogs lay abandoned. A year and a half later, the game has been hailed as a triumph and sits proudly atop of the UK charts. Sleeping Dogs began life in 2003 when Activision released the Luxoflux developed True Crime: Streets of LA. That …