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The head of music at UK developer Rare has suggested that the studio will unveil at least one new title in 2015. This is a HUGE year for Rare,” Robin Beanland, alongside a picture of musical notes – which may perhaps link to a Banjo Kazooie title, owing to the …

The cheapest price developers can charge for a paid-for app on iOS has been increased to 79p. It’s only the second time that the baseline app price has been increased following its jump from 59p to 69p back in the summer of 2011. The price increase puts even more pressure …

2K could be on the cusp of announcing a third game in the Mafia series. Videogamer reports that Rick Pasqualone, who voiced Mafia 2’s Vittorio Scaletta, has twice dropped hints about the game, saying that he "might have some Mafia news very soon”. The game was previously rumoured to be …

Rebellion’s Zombie Army series is the latest to be remastered for a release on PS4, Xbox One and PC. The SKU will include three games – Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 1 and 2 and well as, for the first time, Zombie Army 3. The games will apparently run in …

Can F2P be as successful on consoles as it has on smartphones? There’s every chance, Sony Online Entertainment boss John Smedley has argued. The exec told Gamasutra that the PS4 version of free-to-play MMO DC Universe Online has been monetising amazingly well” and is making between 3-3.5 times as much …

Sony will not release the PS4 in China on January 11th, as planned. In a statement provided to Reuters the company said the last minute decision was made due to various factors”, none of which have been specified although it is claimed that prolonged negotiations with Chinese authorities” played a …

The wait for futuristic RPG Cyberpunk 2077 looks likely to be a long one. "The first rule of Cyberpunk 2077 is that we don’t talk about Cyberpunk 2077," CD Projekt’s head of marketing and PR Michal Platkow-Gilewski told GameSpot. "On a more serious note, in short, communication-wise, we are now …

A number of big retailers have cut $20 off the price of the PlayStation TV in the US. VG247 reports that Amazon, GameSpot and Best Buy have all cut the $100 entry-level SKU to $80 while the $140 value bundle has been reduced to $100. It doesn’t appear to be …

Britain’s largest retailer Tesco is to close 43 stores amidst a number of restructuring plans. A significant proportion” of the closures will come from its local convenience stores and are targeted on its unprofitable outlets. It has also scrapped plans to open 49 new large supermarket stores. The company also …

Forget Mario moving to smartphones – smartphone hit Puzzle & Dragons is making the move to 3DS. Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros Edition, which can be seen in the video below, mixes the game’s established gameplay with a Mario-themed makeover, with the gems carrying recognisable icons and the villains …