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There are too many sequels and established IPs ruling the games market, says Dishonored and Half-Life 2 developer Viktor Antonov. Speaking to Eurogamer, Antonov (who works for Bethesda-owned studio Arkane) believes it has been a poor five years for fiction in the industry, and there was now a lack of …

'It's been a poor five years for fiction in gaming', claims Antonov

The latest issue of MCV is now available digitally, and it features interviews with Electronic Arts, UKIE and Borderlands developer Gearbox. That’s on top of the latest charts data from Chart-Track, the PlayStation Network, Steam, Apple and iOS. This week’s edition also asks what happens now PEGI is law and …

Project becomes second Shadowrun-related campaign to hit crowdfunding site

Konami announced today that the first playable demo of PES 2013 will be available on July 25th. The first demo will showcase new key features and lets gamers play with eight fully licensed teams. Available teams include England, Germany, Portugal, and Italy for European football and Santos FC, SC International, …

High-performance PC gaming brand Alienware has launched an online gaming tournament for the Asia-Pacific region, which will be hosted on AlienwareArena.com. Aside from India, Alienware Game Victorious 2012 Battlegrounds is also open to competitive gamers from Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, Japan and China. The tournament is designed to …

'As a small independent, paying so much money makes no sense at all', says studio

AskAboutGames.com, a website designed to educate parents and families about video games, is online once more. The site has been relaunched by trade body UKIE to coincide with PEGI’s debut as a legally enforceable ratings system, which is due to occur on Monday, July 30th. It will feature information on …

David Darling and Ian Baverstock also set to speak at London event

New Microsoft OS to launch this autumn