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Maxis is slowly but surely getting SimCity up to scratch. Overnight Maxis chief Lucy Bradshaw said the “core problem” with simply getting in to play the game “is behind us”, and crashes had been reduced by 92 per cent from day one. Server architecture and response time have been optimised and critical client updates have been issued. The latest of...

Whoops! A Danish telly channel has been forced to apologise for using a screenshot of Assassin’s Creed as a backdrop for a news report about the war-torn country of Syria. Apparently one of the telly channel’s employees found the image online and thought it was a photo of Damascus’ skyline. Jacob Nybroe, head of news at telly channel TV2, said it was a “reminder...

Tomb Raider is the UK’s biggest launch of the year so far. The reboot is in top spot, and, according to UK sales company Chart-Track, “comfortably” outsold 2013′s previous best, Sega’s Aliens: Colonial Marines, by more than double the week one sell-through. In fact, this new Tomb Raider set a new record for the franchise in the UK. The previous...

You can probably tell by the size of the yachts in Monaco’s harbour, the opulence of the motorhomes that form a worldwide series’ travelling circus or the amount of inbreeding evident around the paddock of Silverstone on a Grand Prix weekend that motor racing is a rich man’s game. You can’t just turn up to the races with a pair of fresh boots and a big...

As if Marvel’s animated heroes weren’t adorable enough with all their earnest earth saving and improbable outfits, now they’re getting bricked out LEGO style! Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced that Marvel LEGO Super Heroes will be available this fall across major platforms, offering up an original storyline with Loki and Galactus out to harm...

PS Vita doesn’t have ‘much of a future’ according to analyst Michael Pachter, who has dismissed the importance of the handheld’s sales quadrupling in Japan. This week sales charts from the land of the rising sun suggested PS Vita has seen four times the sales since its $50 price cut, putting its sales at about 62,000 – higher than every console except 3DS. Wedbush...

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword is finally coming to our Nintendo Wii’s on November 20. This entry in the Zelda saga is said to lay the foundation for the entire series, explaining how the Master Sword was forged, and so much more. While I would have been happy just roaming around the cloud city of Skyloft in my demo, I was lucky enough to get the chance to play through...

Persona 4 is full of fascinating, psychologically complex characters. But when it comes to issues of sexuality and gender identity, the game fails to face the truth. Let me state one thing up front: in many ways, Persona 4 is an outstanding game. As its story has progressed over the course of a school year, I’ve formed a much closer connection to its cast of high school...