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Steam’s annual summer sale is here, offering big savings on a massive collection of PC games. New games will be on sale each day from July 12 to 22. On the first day, Portal 2 is 75% off ($4.99), Total War: Shogun 2 is 75% off ($7.49), and Call of …

Develop Conference: Art directors of upcoming adventure game say research was crucial

Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto V will be its biggest open-world game yet. That’s a loaded statement considering the massive game worlds seen in Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The statement was posted on Rockstar’s official website in response to a user question …

Rockstar has once again muttered the ‘Bully’ word, assuring fans that its cult IP has not been forgotten. And while Bully 2 has never been officially confirmed, we can at least be assured that the IP figures into Rockstar’s forward planning in some capacity. As we previously replied to similar …

Studio says award rounds out a year of achievement and new launches

Tony Hawk ‘s Pro Skater HD, a hi-def reimagining of the first two Tony Hawk games, is headed to the PC, publisher Activision has announced. The HD remake is set for release on July 18 for Xbox 360 as part of the Summer of Arcade promotion. The PS3 and PC …

Develop Conference: Mark Rein and Miles Jacobson claim best devs are ready to make sacrifices

Platinum Games’ Anarchy Reigns managed only eighth place in its first week in the Japanese software charts. It sold 21,199 units on PS3 and an additional 4,170 on Xbox 360, Andriasang reports. Interestingly, Western-made debutant Ghost Recon: Future Soldier faired better, claiming seventh place with sales of 23,021 units. Pokemon …

BioWare Mythic is reviving the Ultima franchise with its announcement of Ultima Forever: Quest for the Avatar. The new game will be free-to-play and will be available on the iPad and PC with cross-platform support, allowing players on both platforms to share their experiences with each other. We’re excited to …

Square Enix studio Crystal Dynamics has announced that Rhianna Pratchett is the lead writer of Tomb Raider. Pratchett has scripted many games including Mirror’s Edge, Heavenly Sword and Prince of Persia. She previously worked as a games journalist for PC Zone. Rhianna has been working on the game with the …