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The long, long, long wait for the next generation of consoles is very nearly over. Sony will tonight, barring a Mayan-style global disaster, reveal the PlayStation 4 to an audience of international journalists in New York. What, you can’t make it to The Big Apple in the next 13 hours? …
Read More »PS4 announcement hype continues with PS3 retrospective video
The hours are ticking down until the reveal of the PS4 in New York on Wednesday, and Sony’s marketing drive continues with the release of a new video. Following on from its PSOne and PS2 spotlights, a new video chronicling the achievements of the mighty PS3 has gone live, reminding …
Read More »VIDEO: The Star Wars fighting game that never was
Long-dead developer Studio Gigante was at one stage working on a Street Fighter II style Star Wars game – and you can see the video here. The video was posted online by Gigante co-founder Josh Tsui, who is currently president of developer Robomodo. What you’re seeing is described as an …
Read More »VIDEO: Slender The Arrival gameplay footage looks absolutely horrifying; Pre-order details announced
The first beta gameplay footage of Slender: The Arrival has been released online. And it’s not for those of a nervous disposition. The game is a high-tech remake of free cult hit Slender: The Eight Pages and uses a considerable improvement in graphical quality to up the tension levels. Developer …
Read More »VIDEO: New-look DayZ shown off by creator David ‘Rocket’ Hall
Gamers have at last been given a decent glimpse of Dean Hall’s brand new standalone DayZ. DayZ is a mod release for Bohemia’s army simulation Arma II, but its popularity lead to the Arma studio hiring Hall to create an official, standalone version of the title. The new DayZ was …
Read More »VIDEO: Gabe Newell reflects on his career in games
Valve founder talks games, governance and more in one-hour video
Read More »VIDEO: IllumiRoom projects games into living room
Microsoft's proof-of-concept tech projects TV image to surrounding area
Read More »VIDEO: First gameplay footage of Activision’s Walking Dead game
Activision has released the first gameplay footage of its own take on The Walking Dead. Developed by Terminal Reality (Star Wars Kinect, Def Jam Rapstar, Ghostbusters, Bloodrayne), the game offers a different take on the IP that has already enjoyed video game success at the hands of Telltale and its …
Read More »Minecraft Christmas is a song, is in the UK charts
Maybe one day it’ll be regarded alongside festive hits like Merry Christmas Everybody, All I Want For Christmas Is You and Fairytale Of New York? Anyway, there’s a song called Minecraft Christmas. The Official Charts Company has it at number 52 in the midweek UK charts. English Band Area 11 …
Read More »Square Enix announces Star Galaxy
A Square Enix teaser site thought to be counting down to a Star Ocean announcement has in fact revealed something different – Star Galaxy. Siliconera reports that it’s a MMO simulation title that allows up to 2,000 people to engage in space combat in a single battlefield. Players must manage …
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