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A sequel to Batman: Arkham Asylum was teased during the Spike VGAs. No official title, release date or platforms were revealed, only the URL www.arkhamhasmoved.com. Developer Rocksteady also picked up a VGA for ‘Studio of the Year’. The original Batman: Arkham Aslyum was released in August to critical acclaim, and …

A new True Crime has been revealed during the Spike TV Vide Game Awards. The game looks to be set in Shanghai and is being developed by United Front Games. Players must take control of an undercover cop and attempt to take down the triad. Release date and platforms have …

LucasArts has announced Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II for 2010. The sequel to the 2008 smash hit was revealed by Samuel L. Jackson during the Spike TV Video game Awards . The trailer featured Starkiller, the protagonist from the original game. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed was released on …

Tiger Woods has confirmed he is going on an ‘indefinite break’ from professional golf following various revelations about his infidelity – throwing doubt over his many licensing and endorsement deals. But games publisher Electronic Arts, which releases the hugely successful Tiger Woods branded PGA Tour golf game every summer, says …

Jonathan Blow’s celebrated indie game Braid will become available to download from PSN on December 17th. Publisher Hothead Games has announced that the title will cost just €9.99 (around 9) for PS3 owners. The game, ‘a puzzle platformer’, allows players to manipulate time and control protagonist Tim. Braid won plaudits …

Naughty Dog and Double Fine add to a growing list of attending luminaries

Frontier founder reveals dev dreams, office space and Pink Floyd love

Australia’s Attorney General has claimed the decision to ban Aliens Vs Predator from release was in the public interest”. Michael Atkinson defended the Office of Film and Literature Classification’s refusal of classification, claiming only a minority of consumers is upset by this ruling. Speaking to ABC News, he said: This …

The renowned Frontier founder gets the rapid-fire question treatment

Vast range of avatars can be exported to Gamebryoâ??s engine