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Square Enix’s reboot of Lara Croft’s adventures will be released worldwide on March 5th, 2013. The launch date was revealed at the end of a new gameplay trailer released to coincide with E3. You can check out the sneaky, bloodied, deer-hunting, rock-crumbling goodness for yourself below. Tomb Raider was originally …

Pune-based Rolocule Games, developer of the award-winning iOS game Flick Tennis: College Wars, announced today that it has secured angel funding via Mumbai Angels and Blume Ventures, amongst others. The studio has released three iOS games so far – Super Badminton, Touch Squash, and Flick Tennis: College Wars, which won …

The immediate impression in Los Angeles next week will likely be that E3 is, once again, in its big and brash form. We’re promised the usual string of bolshy opening press conferences, new products revealed and others teased further, maybe some price cuts. But really, it doesn’t matter if GTA …

LucasArts today announced Star Wars 1313, a new internally developed game franchise set within the Star Wars universe. Interestingly, the new franchise is targeted at mature audiences, so much so that you’ll have to be at least 18 years-old to even visit the official (UK) website. The game is set …

Valve today announced that Dota 2 has gone the Team Fortress 2 route and is now free to play. Like Team Fortress 2, the game will now also feature an in-game store, where players can buy items and gear to customise their heroes. However, these customisations will be cosmetic only. …

Namco Bandai has announced the PC version of Dark Souls will be sold through Steam. The news comes on the heels of vigorous protesting by fans following an initial announcement that only mentioned Games for Windows Live as far as PC integration and vending. According to Eurogamer, the digital distributed …

The PC version of Max Payne 3 is available now for purchase and download. The game received a worldwide PC digital launch hours ago via Valve’s digital distribution service Steam. The Max Payne 3 Rockstar Pass is being offered as well, which offers access to all add-ons for the game …

A YouTube app for the PlayStation Vita will be released later this month via the PlayStation Store, Sony has announced via the US PlayStation Blog. The app will be available free of cost, and as on the website, the YouTube app will let you search for videos, choose favourites, and …

NetherRealm Studios, creator of Mortal Kombat, has announced Injustice: Gods Among Us, a new fighting game in collaboration with DC Comics. The game’s roster will include popular characters from the DC universe, including Batman, Harley Quinn, Solomon Grundy, Superman, The Flash and Wonder Woman. Billed by Warner Bros as a …

Former Call of Duty developers Jason West and Vince Zampella have settled their lawsuit with Activision. The LA Times reports both parties have reached a settlement under ‘strictly confidential’ terms. "All parties to the litigation have reached a settlement of the dispute, the terms of which are strictly confidential,” a …