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Expectations are already high for Konami’s freshly-announced London PES studio. Officially confirming the studio’s opening today, a statement from the publisher says it expects the local team to ensure its football series remains ‘fresh and exciting’. PES has faced stiff competition from FIFA, after EA invested heavily in the EA …

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New UK developer to be European wing of Pro Evolution Soccer Productions

The plan to put Pro Evolution Soccer back on top is heating up – MCV can confirm that Konami is opening a new London studio as part of its investment in the franchise. Based in London, the team will be the European wing of the Tokyo-based PES Productions which handles …

Developers are now able to update their apps to prevent users exploiting the iOS loophole that granted users free access to in-app-purchases. The Guardian reports that Apple has approached developers with news of the fix that has to be implemented via an app update. Furthermore, once updated an app will …

The ArmA II zombie mod has taken the industry by storm, we talk with the creators on how it happened and what's next

Having taken a deep breath and counted to ten, EA’s football development and marketing boss Matt Bilbey has calmly responded to some heavy-handed accusations from rival Konami. PES team leader John Murphy said earlier this month that EA has stopped evolving FIFA’s gameplay. But speaking to Eurogamer, Bilbey responded with …

Sony has said that three new versions of the PS3 should be in stores right now. Three brand new colours – Scarlet Red, Satin Silver and Classic White – are apparently already in-store” across Europe and the UK, according to the UK PlayStation blog. Each version is apparently a Limited …

The PS3-4000 ‘super slim’ will not be making an appearance at Sony’s press conference during this year’s Gamescom. The unit – which is slimmer than its ‘slim’ model – will come in many SKUs, the cheapest of which is rumoured to have 16GB of flash memory. VG247broke the story confirming …

Nintendo could be on the way to withdrawing from the console hardware market, according to one of gaming’s most senior executives. Bing Gordon, former marketing boss, CCO and studio specialist at EA, seriously believes that Nintendo could follow in Sega’s infamous footsteps. I think Nintendo’s already on track to become …