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Activision has revealed the Apocalypse content pack for Call of Duty: Black Ops II, stating that it will be the final piece of DLC for the game. Apocalypse contains four more multiplayer maps and a zombie campaign dubbed Origins. Comic book artist Alex Ross and rock band Sevenfold are involved …

Former Plants vs Zombies developers Tod Sample and Jeff Gates have split from their current positions at Valve to form new indie studio Temple Gates Games. IGN reports that the pair have split amicably with Valve following a short stint serving as remote employees for the company. "We were working …

Trion Worlds will be relocating operations for Defiance and End of Nations to its Redwood City headquarters, as it has announced the closing of its San Diego studio. We can confirm that the San Diego studio will be closing,” a Trion spokesperson confirmed to Polygon. The day to day operations …

Ubisoft has announced a partnership with Hasbro to develop and publish a number of console releases based on the toy maker’s popular board games. It marks an end to Hasbro’s long-term deal for console games with EA, although the firm will still make mobile games based on Hasbro properties. Monopoly, …

Deep Silver has announced the latest effort in the Dead Island franchise, a free-to-play MOBA game dubbed Dead Island: Epidemic. The multiplayer online battle arena title consists of three teams of players battling against one another while also trying to survive the ever-approaching undead hordes of the Dead Island universe. …

Bethesda is preparing a Game of the Year Edition of Dishonored, according to a new listing on the Australian Classification Board. Polygon reports the board rates the upgraded version of the hit stealth action game MA 15+, but makes no mention of a release target or platforms. The standard edition …

An impending price drop for the Wii U appears to be out of the question, as Nintendo is still losing money on each console sold. Speaking with Games Industry, a Nintendo spokesperson confirmed that the company’s current hardware is still being sold at a loss – something Nintendo president Satoru …

Bethesda isn’t developing any of its upcoming games for Wii U and the console is not part of the company’s near-term focus, according to VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines. Speaking withJoystiqat QuakeCon, Hines elaborated on Bethesda’s stance on Nintendo’s current hardware – specifically citing hardware issues as a …

Square Enix has reported its first quarter financial results, showing significantly reduced losses year-over-year for the three month period concluded on June 30th. The company posted a $5m loss for the period, a 75 per cent reduction versus its $21m loss for the same period during the year prior. Social …

It appears confirmation of Left 4 Dead 3 has surfaced on account of someone at Valve forgetting to turn off a monitor. IGN reports on an image taken by an unidentified Dota 2 player taking a tour of Valve’s offices as part of The International 3 tournament. The shot lists …