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X-Men and Prometheus star Michael Fassbender is to both co-produce and star in the first movie adaptation of Assassin’s Creed. Variety reports that the Hollywood favourite, whose film credits include Shame and Haywire, will work in tandem with Conor McCaughan. The plot of the film is said to revolve around …

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The Wii U offers developers huge scope for innovation, but not all studios are enthusiastic about the possibilities. Specifically, the man behind Namco Bandai’s Tekken series has spoken of his concerns that the use of two screens might be distracting” for players. "Looking at the small screen and the big …

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The five episodes that comprise the first season of The Walking Dead will be released on disc at retail, developer Telltale has announced. To date the games have been available to download individually for around 4 on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Alternatively, the 15.99 season pass grants users all …

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Sega will today announce a European and North American release for multiplayer RPG Phantasy Star Online, a report claims. PSOWorld claims to have obtained a copy of Sega’s press release announcing the title for a 2013 release, which carries a publication date of today (July 9th). Phantasy Star Online was …

Online retailer Amazon UK has listed Splinter Cell: Blacklist’s release date as the 29th of March 2013. Videogamer reported on the updated listing, which also includes information about bonus digital content named Upper Echelon. This limited pre-order offer contains an Upper Echelon suit, special goggles that shine gold and an …

EXCLUSIVE: During the first half of 2012, Japan’s overall video game market was valued at 193.40 billion, up 0.7 percent over the same period last year, based on a 9.4 percent rise in software sales, to 122.67 billion, but with a 11.4 percent decline in hardware sales, to 70.73 billion. …