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Former Sony Online Entertainment studio – Daybreak Game Company has had to lay off a number of staff members in America. Still operating as a multi-platform compay, the company is most well know for developing role-playing game EverQuest.

“As part of a strategic decision to rationalise the business, Daybreak Game Company announced today that it will eliminate positions in both its San Diego and Austin studios.

This alignment of resources better positions the newly independent studio for future growth opportunities and developments, including delivering on its legacy of making top online games and establishing a solid foundation for future multi-platform success. These reductions will not affect the operation of current games and the company will continue on its mission to partner with its player community to drive the future and push the boundaries of online gaming.”

Popular game franchise Forza Motorsport has had it’s sixth version of the game – ‘Forza Motorsport 6’ announced for release on the Xbox One by Microsoft and Turn 10.

The announcement of the game was revealed alongside the debut of the brand new Ford GT, which will be used as the cover car for the upcoming game.

“Just as Ford has pushed the boundaries of car technology in GT, Forza Motorsport 6 will embrace that spirit of innovation as our most technically advanced racing simulation to date, offering a fun and realistic automotive experience for both car lovers and gamers,”

The gameplay will be unveiled during E3 2015, which is held in June. So until then, all we can do is anticipate what Microsoft have in-store for us all.

Comic giants Marvel have released their ‘Contest of Champions’ game for mobile devices just in time for Christmas, and what better news than to find out that it’s free-to-play?

The game which revolves around a battle, has 25 characters you can play as from launch with more to be added in the near future. You as the player have to build a team of Marvel heroes and villains, then complete in-game milestones.

Developed by Kabam, with the storyline written by Marvel Comics, the game features a player-vs-player mode, single-play story mode and plenty more.

“Marvel Contest of Champions stays true to classic Marvel storytelling with big threats, heroic moments, and shocking revelations wrapped into a game that is not only easy to pick-up and play, but is also fun.” (Kabam)

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Electronic powerhouse Sony have finally apologised for PlayStation 4 users experiencing network issues after the releasing of the most recent firmware update 2.0.

Australian PS4 boss Michael Ephraim was quoted, saying;

“It was very unfortunate. We hate that. The network was down during the 2.0 release. It’s very unfortunate. Those things are gonna happen over time. We’re not bulletproof on those things. I think the good thing is, we reacted quickly and the fix is out, about two or three days after. So we apologise. Like I said, dealing with global network loads and concurrent users for a platform that is ever expanding because of our sales being so strong is tricky at times, and we’re not infallible.”

Super popular Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’s has finally had its first expansion packed unveiled by Square Enix. The add-on entitled ‘Heavensward’ was unveiled at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival in Las Vegas and features a whole heap of updates.

The expansion revolves around the ongoing war between the city and Dravinia, taking place in Ishgard. The Holy See of Ishgard will include all new recipes, gear, jobs, dungeons, areas etc.

Square Enix announced details last week of the ‘Dreams of Ice’ patch for the game, which includes additional stories, enemies, locations and dungeons.

The ‘Heavensward’ expansion will be released early Spring in 2015.

As with every FIFA release, there are always bugs with the game at the start. Usually these are fixed within a couple of weeks, but nearly a whole month has passed and gamers are still experiencing problems online.

The most recent complaint is that player are having to up to 12 hours for player transfers to be completed. EA Sports have officially acknowledged the problem on Twitter, claiming that they are “aware of the issue” and are “currently looking into it”.

FIFA 15 received a patch update last week where it fixed issues in Career Mode, camera angles in Online Seasons and home crowds on Match Day Live games.

New action title Bloodborne, can only be developed on the PlayStation 4 according to the games director Hidetaka Miyazaki.

“I always wanted to make a game set in the Victorian era, but to make it look good — with all the clothing and the architecture and things — required a console more powerful than the ones that were around. The arrival of the PS4 finally gave us that. Bloodborne isn’t a game that could have been cross-generation, it was only possible on PS4.”

The team behind Bloodborne made the popular Dark Souls game, and have scheduled the release of Bloodborne for February next year.

With Super Smash Bros being prepared for release just in time for Christmas, Amazon have listed a special bundle for the game including a GameCube controller adapter and a branded controller for $99 (£60).

Officially the bundle hasn’t been announced by Nintendo, so we don’t know whether if the bundle is coming to Europe, but we’re sure it will.

Nintendo announced earlier this year an adapter which would allow GameCube controllers be used on the Wii U, so this all seems to make sense.

Of course with any Europe release, we’re sure that we will be charged more. So expect the actual cost of the bundle to be around the £70 mark.