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FIFA 13 will be amongst the first titles to launch on Wii U this year. The franchise – which is only beaten by Call of Duty in sales each year – will be update for Wii U to feature GamePad controls. It even features ranked online play for the first …

AnvilNext trailer presents stunning battles featuring 2,000 non-player characters on screen at once

Ubisoft has released its newest Assassin’s Creed III trailer that showcases the AnvilNext engine. The engine allows in-game changing of seasons and battles with thousands of soldiers. The trailer also shows off the impressive animation style that sees over 1,000 new animations for just the hero alone. Assassin’s Creed III …

New OS takes a step closer to release

Next March has just got busier, with a new game in the Army of Two series reaching shelves. Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel acts as a series ‘reset’ for the franchise, which debuted in 2008 and received a sequel in 2010. It follows two-characters, Alpha and Bravo, who must …

Sackboy’s latest outing will be released for PlayStation Vita next month. Sony will release LittleBigPlanet Vita in Europe on September 19th, arriving in the US a few days later on September 25th, according to VG247. The game will make full use of Vita’s control systems, from the front and rear …

After a week in Cologne, most of us prefer the shortest journey home possible, but ten games industry execs will take a more scenic route. Representatives of NCsoft, Indigo Pearl, Get Games, PlayStation Network, Future Publishing, Steel Series and Kalypso Media will cycle home from Cologne to Brighton straight after …

The man in charge of EA’s labels will open Gamescom with a talk that will discuss the ‘change in the landscape of the video game industry.’ Frank Gibeau will apparently tell the world why the games we will play four years from now will be unrecognisable to us today. Which …

International growth for IGN has led to promotions for two long-serving employees. Rich Keen has been promoted from marketing director to international publishing director.Meanwhile, Dan Kilby is now project manager of publishing. Their promotions follow IGN’s recent launches in foreign markets, including the creation of IGN Asia Pacific and IGN …

Deep Silver and Microsoft sign up as headline sponsors whilst Avatar Games, Testronic and UKIE named as round partners