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Developer to self-publish five titles across console digital download platforms

Honest folk out there would have to admit that literally no-one saw Square Enix’s Final Fantasy XIII announcement coming last night – and now talk has turned to what other former PlayStation exclusives could follow suit. VG247 claims to have heard from a ‘very’ senior UK industry source that it …

Dragon Age, the brand new IP in development at EA-owned BioWare, will arrive on consoles at some stage after its PC release early next year, ShackNews reports. Not a huge amount is known of the game, though it has been billed as the ‘spiritual successor’ to Baldur’s Gate. It has …

In the midst of the E3 media frenzy, Warhawk game director Dylan Jobe has confirmed that tomorrow will see the arrival of the 1.4 Warhawk patch, and with it will come PS3 Trophy support, as well as a host of new game modes. Speaking on the PlayStation Blog, Jobe added …

Suggests subsidies for developers involved in education, tax credits for training

Hot on the heels of the news that EA will be the publisher for id’s exciting new shooter Rage , famed id boss John Carmack has admitted that until recently he saw EA as an evil empire”. Speaking to GameSpot, he explained: "As we moved out with a new title …

Global publishing giant EA has announced that it has struck a deal with Doom and Quake developer id to publish its upcoming FPS Rage on Xbox 360, PS3, PC and Mac. Built using id’s Tech5 game engine, the developer’s CEO Todd Hollenshead said of the game: Rage represents a new …

As Microsoft continues its push into the family market, the company has unveiled two new colours for its popular Xbox 360 joypad. The controllers will retail for $64.99 in the US and come bundled with rechargeable batteries and Play & Charge kits – cables that allow gamers to continue playing …

The share price of Japanese RPG specialist Square Enix saw its steepest rise in over a month yesterday on news that the firm is to release the madly anticipated Final Fantasy XIII on both Xbox 360 and PS3 . Bloomberg reports that the company’s share price rose 5.2 per cent …

Claims that Microsoft was planning to announce a brand new Master Chief-less Halo title at E3 proved way off the mark – and further bad news for Halo fans came in the shape of confirmation that hotly anticipated FPS Halo Wars has slipped until next year. The new release date …