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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:22 BST

Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is set in Ubisoft Montreal’s most ambitious open world to date. Creative head Jean Guesdon tells Dave Cook what it takes to craft such a dense environment.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:34 BST

Call of Duty: Ghosts confirmed for PS4

Call of Duty: Ghosts has been confirmed for PS4 by Infinity Ward, which is incredibly shocking, I know.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:22 BST

Building the world of Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag

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Assassin’s Creed 4: Black Flag is set in Ubisoft Montreal’s most ambitious open world to date. Creative head Jean Guesdon tells Dave Cook what it takes to craft such a dense environment.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:20 BST

Destiny: new CG trailer due today, E3 reveal confirmed in books

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Destiny will receive a new CG trailer today, ahead of its June 10 showing at E3. The confirmation was included in a Rudyard Kipling book sent to VG247 this morning. We’ve got photos inside.

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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 07:59 BST

The Realm developers will go another round on Kickstarter

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Point-and-click adventure game, Realm, failed to hit its Kickstarter funding goal today. Not wanting to concede, the creators plan to return to Kickstarter later in the year to try again.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 07:24 BST

Company of Heroes 2 cinematic trailer highlights the high price of victory

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A cinematic trailer for Relic’s Company of Heroes 2 single -player campaign shows the Russian Front during World War 2 as well as emphasizing the high price one pays for victory under those circumstances.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 06:58 BST

Robotics specialist and ex-Valve VR expert join Oculus Rift team

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Two industry veterans have been brought on to the Oculus Rift team to work on its technology. Oculus VR has announced that Steve LaValle, a renowned researcher of robotics, and former Valve VR expert Tom Forsyth have both joined the team.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 06:30 BST

Violent media not a predictor of violent behaviour according to university study

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According to a recent study published from Texas A&M International University, watching violent media as a child is not necessarily a predictor of violent behaviour in the future. The study outlines that genetics and social environment have a larger impact on personal development.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 05:53 BST

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate adds Virtua Fighter’s Jacky Bryant

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The Ultimate version of Dead or Alive 5, arriving later this year, will include the characters Ein and Jacky Bryant, from the Dead or Alive series and Virtua Fighter respectively, in addition to the previously announced Ninja Gaiden character Momoji.

The characters come together on September 5 in Japan and around the same time for western countries, courtesy of Joystiq. The games will be available both at retail and on digital platforms.

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 05:32 BST

New One Piece game announced for 3DS

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Jump magazine has revealed this week that a new One Piece game for 3DS is in development. The game is called One Piece: Unlimited World Red. No other details have been revealed. Game Jouhou, who reported the news, speculate the game is related to Ganbarion’s One Piece: Unlimited series. Courtesy of Gematsu.

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 05:20 BST

Square Enix relaunches 10th anniversary teaser site

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Back on April 1 this year, Square Enix celebrated the 10 year anniversary of Squaresoft’s merger with Enix on April 1, 2003 by launching a teaser site which disappeared a day later. The teaser site has been relaunched with a countdown clock stopped at 00:46:49 and a new message.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 04:27 BST

Is Far Cry making a comeback?

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With the recent success of Ubisoft’s throwback to the 80′s with the Far Cry 3 DLC Blood Dragon, it looks like they may have decided to do another throwback, this time to the original Far Cry.

A Far Cry HD listing for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 has surfaced on the Brazil’s rating board site. No announcement had been made by Ubisoft, but with the success the franchise is having, it could be on the cards.

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 04:28 BST

Free respec offered for Dust 514 players

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While DUST 514, the console based MMO/FPS set in the Eve Online universe, is continuing to receive changes from CCP to its skill system based on feedback from players, some players are not happy with the effects the changes are having on their chosen skills. To help things run more smoothly CCP is offering players a chance to request one free respec.

Players are able to request a respec by emailing the CCP support teamwith any key information. This option is available from now through to May 31st, thanks to Ten Ton Hammer.

Thu, May 23, 2013 | 03:33 BST

Age of Conan’s 5th anniversary in-game event

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As part of the celebrations for Funcom’s Age of Conan 5 year anniversary, brutal boss monsters will be roaming and rampaging through the world of Hyboria for five days in a row.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 03:03 BST

DDO update kicks off Shadowfell Conspiracy prequel

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Update 18 for Dungeons and Dragons Online releases today in preparation for the Shadowfell Conspiracy expansion pack. The update serves as a prequel to the expansion pack set to release on 5 June and adds two new quests, available to all players, known as the Disciples of Shadow.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 02:22 BST

Major Nelson’s Xbox One Q&A chat transcribe

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Xbox LIVE programming director Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb answered questions about Xbox One in a live Yahoo! chat today. He shed some light on a few minor details and shrugged others off to be addressed at E3, which he points out is merely 18 days away.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 01:17 BST

Xbox Fitness and Kinect One domains registered by Microsoft

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Microsoft has registered domain names for the new Kinect hardware, which will come bundled with the console, called Kinect One as well as what is likely to be a new Kinect-based fitness game for the new console, called Xbox Fitness.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 08:23 BST

Xbox One reveal creates anticipation and disappointment for indie devs

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With Sony and Nintendo both making visible efforts to promote and improve independent developer involvement and access to their consoles, the independent developer presence was clearly lacking in Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal. Several independent developers, as well as Ouya, offer their thoughts on the reveal.
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Thu, May 23, 2013 | 00:13 BST

Microsoft’s focus will remain away from PC games

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Microsoft has announced 15 exclusive games coming to the Xbox One in its first year but PC gamers aren’t likely to see all of that content. When asked about Microsoft’s Window’s 8 gaming strategy, Matt Booty, general manager of Redmond Game Studios and Platforms, said, “We have got everything from very, very casual games, like our very much improved and reimagined Solitaire, all the way to graphically complicated games like The Harvest.”
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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 23:01 BST

Scourge: Outbreak releasing on Xbox Live in July

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UFO Interactive Games in partnership with Tragnarion Studios has announced a July release for Scourge: Outbreak on Xbox Live.

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Wed, May 22, 2013 | 22:53 BST

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is available now on PSN

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Konami has announced that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance Ultimate Edition is available now on PSN. The bundle features the full game and all downloadable content which includes Cyborg Ninja Armor Skin, MGS4 Raiden Skin, Commando Armor Skin, White Armor Skin, Inferno Armor Skin, VR Missions and side stories, “Jetstream” and “Blade Wolf”. The edition will run you $74.99.