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New sequel to feature mutliplayer and environmental changes; powered by GlassBox engine

EA has announced that Medal of Honor: Warfighter will be released on October 23rd. It’s second release in the series since the IP was rebooted with 2010 release Medal of Honor. Once again it focuses on the gun-toting antics of crack military squad Tier 1. Unlike the last game this …

A new consolidated media hub called Google Play has replaced the search engine giant’s Android Marketplace service. From today, Android smartphones will connect to the Google Play store when their users choose to go shopping. Google Play also combines several other entertainment services into its online network, such as books, …

In a pleasant deviation from accepted games industry norms, Sony has announced that PlayStation Vita title Unit 13 will be released… today! The game should be available at certain retailers today and will appear for purchase on PSN at some point, hopefully this morning. The game is made by SOCOM …

Parties, hiding in The W, and Ian Livingstone - our first-timer's take on GDC continues

Kickstarter veterans address 6th annual Indie Games Summit

Just a few days after Zynga revealed its platform would hit beta sometime this month, the company has went ahead and launched Zynga.com. Dubbed ‘a new playground for social games’,the open beta version of the platform currently offersusers five games to play: CastleVille, CityVille, Hidden Chronicles, Words with Friends, and …

The first set of games from Sega’s original handheld are set to arrive next week on both US and EU versions of the3DS eShop, Nintendo has announced. The debut batch will include Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, Shinobi, and Dragon Crystal, as was announced in the Japanese line-up back in …

Nintendo to offer physics and animation tech to studios worldwide as tools for future console

Discussion on cloning 'has completely stalemated' says Vlambeer pair