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Read More »EA Sports UFC gets release date and Bruce Lee
Fighting title EA Sports UFC is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 20th. And what’s more, martial arts legend Bruce Lee is to make an appearance in the upcoming game. The father of mixed martial arts” will be available as a pre-order incentive, but can also be …
Read More »Google set to launch Android TV
Rumours claim web giant in discussions with select developers to create apps and games for living room device
Read More »FIFA beats Elder Scrolls to UK No.1
FIFA 14 has taken the No.1 spot in the UK Chart-Track Top 40 for the eleventh time. Only four other titles have managed this before – Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, Wii Fit, Zumba Fitness and FIFA: Road To World Cup 98. The game’s success means Bethesda’s The Elder …
Read More »Five-year old boy cracks Xbox Live security flaw
Kristoffer Von Hassel given four games, $50 and year-long subscription for discovering vulnerability
Read More »IGN sponsors New Game Brand prize at MCV Awards 2014
Media giant IGN is the latest big name to sign up for this year’s MCV awards. The firm is sponsoring the New Game Brand award. Those in the running for the award include DayZ, Disney Infinity, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Rust, Starbound and The Last of Us. "IGN prides itself …
Read More »MP Ed Vaizey hails UKIE after tax breaks success
Culture Minister Ed Vaizey says UKIE deserves credit for securing tax breaks for UK games developers. The MP’s comments came in response to a question about a press release from rival trade body TIGA, which took credit for securing the tax breaks. Tax relief for UK games developers were confirmed …
Read More »Xbox and Channel 4 to create new TV show Humans
Sci-fi drama Humans to debut on Channel 4 and Xbox next year. Kudos, the studio behind Broadchurch, The Hour, Utopia and The Tunnel, is producing eight hour-long episodes of the series, which is based on the original Swedish series Real Humans. It will air on Channel 4 in the UK …
Read More »Unreal Diaries – Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
How Starbreeze weaved an epic story with its critically-acclaimed title
Read More »Wargaming plans $10m eSports investment in 2014
Wargaming has pledged to invest $10m into World of Tanks’ eSports presence this year, creating a dedicated team to head up that portion of the business. Games Industry reports from Wargaming CEO Victor Kisyli’s press conference in Warsaw, Poland. Kisyli explained that the competive online title has seen a huge …
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