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Skyrim: Did Bethesda know about PS3 bugs before release?
By Tom Goulter published
Was Bethesda aware of potential bugs in the PlayStation 3 version of Skyrim before the game was released to consumers? Short answer, yes with an if; long answer, no with a but...

Final Fantasy XIII-2's next DLC brings back Sazh
By Tom Goulter published
The next piece of DLC for Final Fantasy XIII-2 sees the return of XIII's Sazh, in an all-new chapter running parallel to the sequel's events...

Ubisoft: Rayman Origins turned a profit, could be long-term seller
By Tom Goulter published
Under-appreciated gem was doing fine all along, says publisher

New SSX trailer previews Siberia's slopes and factories
By Tom Goulter published
Here's yet another glimpse of the upcoming SSX, this time previewing the game's Siberia area. It might be selling SSX, but it's sure not doing Siberian tourism any favors...

Far Cry 3 gets release date and new trailer
By Tom Goulter published
Ubisoft figures if you're getting a new Assassin's Creed later this year, you might as well take a Far Cry 3 as well, so here's the release date announce trailer...

Two million Skyrim mods downloaded within Creation Kit's first days online
By Tom Goulter published
Skyrim's Creation Kit's only been online a short time, but already it's full of game-enhancing and/or immersion-destroying treats. Users have already downloaded some 2 million mods...

SSX: Three trailers preview new areas from all over the globe
By Tom Goulter published
Here's three new clips for EA's upcoming SSX, letting you get a look at some new locations and things to do while you're there...

Mass Effect 3: See a stunning teaser for Sunday's new CG trailer
By Tom Goulter published
Preview the next glimpse at EA/Bioware's sci-fi blockbuster

Rockstar hard at work on GTA V, promises more info soon
By Tom Goulter published
Anxious for Grand Theft Auto V news? So's the rest of the games-playing world - and Rockstar promises it's got plenty to share. Just not quite yet...

Rockstar: Dont count out the possibility of LA Noire 2
By Tom Goulter published
Asked point-blank whether there's any chance of an LA Noire 2, Rockstar says it "simply hasn't decided anything" about the series' future. No "no"? Why, that's almost a yes...

Ridge Racer: Unbounded sees one-month delay
By Tom Goulter published
Bugbear Entertainment's Ridge Racer Unbounded won't be coming out for another month, with the developer keeping the title in the shop just a little longer for fine-tuning...

Binding of Isaac's mature German rating bumped up for blasphemy
By Tom Goulter published
Faustian pacts deemed inappropriate for pre-teens

Portal 2 toys are delightful, scientifically unsound and morally ambiguous
By Tom Goulter published
ThinkGeek has toys for the Portal 2 fan (that's plenty of you) who just can't get enough of wry gaming-related in-jokes (that's presumably all of you)...

Steam hack update: Data may be compromised, watch your credit cards
By Tom Goulter published
Valve's Gabe Newell says there's no reason to panic, but that hackers might have gotten hold of some user details after all in last year's attack on the Steam database and forums...

Epic: Unreal Engine 4 may debut in 2012
By Tom Goulter published
Next-gen-ready engine will have “profound effect”

2013's Star Trek game to be published by Namco Bandai
By Tom Goulter published
Riding high after a successful 2011 holiday season, the Japanese conglomerate announces a high-profile partnership and a new internal development studio...

Ridge Racer Vita gets free day one DLC, but it stops being free in April
By Tom Goulter published
Pick up the Vita version of Ridge Racer within a month of release and you'll get double the usual number of cars and tracks for the heavily DLC-based title...

Activision: Diablo III planned for second quarter of 2012, more Blizzard delays in the cards
By Tom Goulter published
Profits up, but future Starcraft/WoW releases in doubt

Playing PSP games on Vita: Sony shows how
By Tom Goulter published
With less than a month until the PlayStation Vita's launch, Sony's come out with a how-to for porting digital PSP titles over to the system - and a list of games ready for moving...

Batman: Arkham City sells 6 million copies, boasts Warners
By Tom Goulter published
Time Warner has announced financial results for 2011, calling out Batman: Arkham City and Mortal Kombat as strong drivers in a year that saw the company perform well across the board...

Sony cancels UMD Passport Program for US players
By Tom Goulter published
American Vita owners won't be able to transfer their old UMD titles to the system. On the plus side, Sony's saved them the hassle and financial outlay of trying...

David Jaffe leaving Eat Sleep Play after Twisted Metal
By Tom Goulter published
Calls casual-game rumors “highly exaggerated”

Gotham City Impostors launches tomorrow with plenty of DLC (if you have the cash)
By Tom Goulter published
With less than 24 hours until Gotham City Impostors goes live, anyone intending to download the title couldn't pick a better time to start browsing the extensive extras on offer...

Bethesda bumps up Skyrim with Creation Kit and High-Res Textures
By Tom Goulter published
Seen every last nook and cranny Skyrim has to offer, have you (liar)? Perhaps you'd like to explore it in High-Resolution, or maybe start creating some content for yourself...

Alan Wake's American Nightmare gets Tarantinoesque in first Dev Diary
By Tom Goulter published
How'd the moody Alan Wake become the balls-out actioner, American Nightmare? As Remedy explains in this first dev diary, it all stems from... well, Remedy's enjoyment of shooting things, basically...
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