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EA's ailing racing series seems to have stolen the heart of Dreamworks, as production of the Need for Speed film is being pushed through for a 2014 deadline. EA's previous collaboration with Dreamworks chairman Steven Spielberg on cancelled sci-fi video game epic LMNO and successful puzzler Boom … [Read more...] about Need For Speed Movie Coming In 2014

Following on from the unveiling of Microsoft's new SmartGlass software at this year's E3 event, at the beginning of this month, Microsoft has wasted no time launching a new SmartGlass SDK development kit for Xbox 360 developers to use while creating applications. Microsoft's Xbox 360 SmartGlass is … [Read more...] about SmartGlass SDK Released To Developers By Microsoft

At this week's Games for Change festival in New York City, Valve has announced they are currently working on a new version of their Steam gaming network for schools, aptly called "Steam For Schools". Valve has recently begun collaborating with educators to develop game-related teaching tools that … [Read more...] about Valve Announces Steam For Schools

Futuremark has released a new 3DMark tech demo video showcasing and providing a glimpse of the upcoming 3D benchmark, which is currently still in development, and has yet to be officially named. The video after the break provides a glimpse of the new DirectX 11 test and doesn't yet represent the … [Read more...] about 3DMark DirectX 11 Tech Demo Teaser Released (video)

Despite pleas from fans clamouring for a remake seeming to fall on deaf ears, Square Enix is apparently keeping hope alive with a PC re-release. The new SKU features cloud saves, achievements, and built-in cheats, according to a leaked Square Enix page. Square Enix wants you to "show off your … [Read more...] about Final Fantasy VII Getting PC Re-Release

Blizzard will be limiting accounts of players who have bought Diablo 3 through its online store to Starter Editions. Beta players will be familiar with the limited functionality offered by this version, including: Only Act I up to the Skeleton King available Level 13 cap Matchmaking available … [Read more...] about Diablo 3 Patch 1.0.3 Limits New Players To Starter Edition For 72 Hours

Most of you are probably already succumbing to flashbacks of the great PSN outage of '11. However, Sony wants you to rest assured that it's investigating the issue and will have the PSN store back up as quickly as possible. Oh, and it's almost certainly not down due to a coordinated hacker attack. … [Read more...] about Sony’s PlayStation Network Down, Cause Unknown