Welcome to another instalment in our weekly news digest where the team at PSU Towers picks our favourite slices of gaming gossip from the past seven days. See below for the week’s highlights.
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David Hayter on MGS V: ‘I will miss this job, and this character, very much’
Veteran voice actor David Hayter, legendary among PlayStation fans for his 15-year stint as Solid Snake and Big Boss, will not be voicing either in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
Destiny of Spirits trademark filed by Sony, new PlayStation exclusive coming to Vita?
A Sony trademark application filed on March 26, 2013 reveals what could be a brand-new PlayStation exclusive.
Ubisoft says Assassin’s Creed fans are ‘happy’ with yearly titles
Assassin’s Creed fans are content to gobble up yearly instalments in the action-adventure franchise, according to Ubisoft Montreal boss Yannis Mallat
U.K. Charts: BioShock Infinite strides to the top spot
Tomb Raider has finally been dethroned from the summit of the U.K. All Format Charts by BioShock: Infinite.
GTA V boxart revealed
Rockstar has finally revealed the cover art for the hotly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto V.
Layoffs hit Square Enix LA office, employees affected ‘top to bottom’
In the wake of Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada’s resignation and a projected $138 million loss, Square Enix has announced that ‘a number of positions’ have been cut at the publishing and development giant’s Los Angeles office
Epic Games: PS4 is ‘a really perfect gaming PC,’ goes ‘beyond what most PCs can do’
The long list of developers coming out in support of PlayStation 4 continues to grow.
PS4 being tested by Double Fine Productions
Tim Schafer, the founder of Double Fine Productions, has confirmed that his team is testing the waters as far as PlayStation 4 goes before committing to anything.
‘New version’ of Doom 4 in works, Rage 2 scrapped
Doom 4 has undergone a significant overhaul and is now in the works for next-generation consoles, Bethesda has said.
Report: PS4 out in October, will cost around GBP 300
U.K. tabloid The Sun is reporting that Sony will release the PlayStation 4 in October, and will cost around £300.
PS4: ‘It’s another world,’ says David Cage
Do you think Beyond: Two Souls looks too good to be a PlayStation 3 title? Think again. The founder of Quantic Dream has said that that the game is nothing compared to what the French studio is coming up with for PlayStation 4.
Ride to Hell re-confirmed after nearly five years
Ride to Hell: Retribution will be hitting PlayStation 3, PC and Xbox 360 this summer, publisher Deep Sliver has announced.
Just what is Criterion Games working on?
The developer behind the critically-acclaimed Burnout franchise is reportedly beavering away on an ‘unannounced racing title,’ due out some time this year.