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Controversial (if not infamous) manufacturing company Foxconn will try its hand at developing mobile games, according to a new report. A piece on Bloomberg states that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou addressed media in Taiwan regarding the company’s plans to move away from contract manufacturing for Apple and other large companies …
Read More »Ouya games library surpasses 500 titles
The Ouya catalogue has officially surpassed 500 game releases, company CEO Julie Uhrman has announced. Uhrman revealed the new development on the Android-powered microconsole’s official site, while also providing a full list of developers who have available games on the hardware. "Just wanted to take a moment and say thank …
Read More »ID@Xbox devs offered free Unity Xbox One deployment add-on
Xbox One developers registered with Microsoft’s ID@Xbox program are entitled to the Unity Xbox One deployment add-on at no cost, Unity CEO David Helgason has revealed. In a blog post on the company’s site, Helgason announced a new agreement had been reached to support indie developers who sign up through …
Read More »VIDEO: Here’s GAME’s 2013 UK Christmas TV ad
This is the GAME Christmas TV ad that UK folk are going to be seeing on their sets this year. It revolves around the idea of a mum being asked for a Christmas present from her son. However, everything he says is completely indecipherable to her. She then wonders into …
Read More »GamesAid auctioning off White Commemorative Edition Xbox One console
UK video games charity GamesAid has a very special item on auction for those pondering an Xbox One Purchase. The Xbox One White Exclusive Launch Team Commemorative Special Edition is normally only available to members of the console’s launch team. It comes with an exclusive Launch Team Achievement and has …
Read More »Seven reasons why you can’t miss London Games Conference 2013
On the eve of new console launches, the November 13th London Games Conference will prepare you for next-gen - don't miss out
Read More »VIDEO: Sony’s live-action Killzone Shadow Fall trailer
The next-gen is so very nearly upon us, so expect plenty more along these lines in the coming days and weeks. Sony has released a live-action trailer for PS4 launch title Killzone: Shadow Fall. It’s kind of like a recruitment video encouraging humans to join the ranks of the Shadow …
Read More »Seven reasons why you can’t miss London Games Conference
On the eve of new console launches, the November 13th London Games Conference will prepare you for the next-generation of games. At LGC you will learn how to make hit games… and how to sell them. LGC has assembled the brightest minds from world-leading businesses to address the new challenges …
Read More »EA admits ‘Worst Company in America’ gong hurt
Being labelled as the Worst Company in America two years on the trot caused EA to alter the way it operated. Although Peter Moore’s public tte–tte with The Consumerist in April was probably ill advised, head of console and PC games development Patrick Soderlund told Kotaku that it has led …
Read More »VIDEO: Current and next-gen versions of Call of Duty: Ghosts compared
IGN has compiled a video comparison showing how Call of Duty: Ghosts performs on current-gen and next-gen consoles. It will come as no surprise that the game certainly packs some additional visual flourishes on PS4, although truth be told the gap is less pronounced than in titles such as Battlefield …
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