Ghost Recon: Future Soldier review
A rollercoaster of setpieces and measured, varied objectives.
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Microsoft allows indie devs to change pricing every seven days
Microsoft has changed its Xbox Live Indie Games terms to allow developers to adjust the price of their games every seven days. Previously, XBLIG developers could only make changes to the price of their releases every 90 days. The new terms will take affect from May 23. More >
1Activision contract confirms Bungie MMOG series 'Destiny'
Bungie to receive $2.5 million bonus per game if gamerankings.com score 90 or more.
DMC: Devil May Cry pushed back to 2013
Capcom has confirmed that Ninja Theory's Devil May Cry reboot, DMC, won't be released until next year. The game is now scheduled for a January 15, 2013, launch in the US with a PC version set to arrive later in the year. More >
DMC: Devil May Cry heads west
How Ninja Theory is allaying fan fears by retaining the devilish core of Capcom’s series.
Aliens: Colonial Marines delayed
In a post on the studio's community website, Gearbox president Randy Pitchford says that the delay has come from the studio's insistence that quality will not be compromised by deadlines, adding that, by the time it comes out, Colonial Marines will have been in development for roughly the same amount of time as Borderlands and the original Brothers in Arms. More >
4Left For Dead, Payday: The Heist crossover revealed
In a post on the studio's website Ulf Andersson, game director on multiplayer FPS Payday: The Heist, writes: "We are excited to be able to confirm that an in-depth collaboration between Overkill and Valve is currently in production." More >
New Wii U controller design revealed
TT Games employee tweets image of revised tablet design, featuring proper analogue sticks.
Max Payne 3 takes UK top spot
Rockstar Games' Max Payne 3 is the new number one in the UK all-formats chart, beating sales of 2003 predecessor Max Payne 2 by almost ten copies to one. More >
Dragon's Dogma review
Capcom injects a jolt of adrenaline into the Japanese roleplaying game.
3Places: Catherine’s Stray Sheep bar
We duck in for one at the watering hole that doubles as a purgatorial stopover on the way to maturity.
Telltale's The Walking Dead sells one million
The first instalment in Telltale Game's episodic The Walking Dead adventure series has sold over one million copies in its first two weeks on sale. That figure represents combined sales across PC, Mac, PSN and XBLA and makes The Walking Dead: Episode One - A New Day Telltale's fastest selling game to date. More >
1Sony launches PSN pre-purchase option
Sony has launched a new service that allows users to pre-purchase, download and install games ahead of their release date. More >
3Starhawk review
Light on personality, but an ambitious, beautifully freeform addition to PS3's multiplayer roster.
3Lionhead working on RPG for next-gen Xbox
UK-based developer Lionhead is working on an "MMO-like mulitplayer experience" for the next generation Xbox. The confirmation comes from a job ad posted on Linkedin by the Microsoft-owned studio, which also says that the game won't be based in the Fable universe. More >
1Hitman Sniper Challenge: IO's killer app
IO Interactive’s downloadable aside widens the scope of pre-order bonuses.
Localising Ni No Kuni for the west
The western version of Level 5 and Studio Ghibli's RPG appears to be much more than a quick Google translation.
3Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition tops one million sales
The Xbox 360 version of Minecraft has surpassed one million sales in less than a week, Microsoft has announced. More >
Max Payne 3 review
Rockstar's take on the series is surprisingly conservative.
2Atari: Eden Games not closing
Atari has clarified its intentions for Eden Games, insisting that it doesn't intend to close the Test Drive Unlimited studio, as originally reported. The company's financial report for the past fiscal year states that Eden Games has been accounted for as "Discontinued Operations" with Atari beginning a divestiture process of Eden's assets. More >