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PS4’s smartphone companion app will offer a host of extra functionality for owners of the console. As well as being the gateway for ‘second screen’ gameplay options available with certain PS4 titles, it will also allow users to communicate with folk on their PSN Friends list and remotely activate downloads. …
Read More »Consoles in decline in UK homes
Tablet availability and usage rises significantly amongst children, according to a new Ofcom report
Read More »Nintendo ropes in MonoGame support for Wii U
Development tool used in Fez and Bastion coming to Ninty’s home console
Read More »Grand Theft Auto V voice actors defend title against game violence critics
The three stars behind GTA V protagonists Franklin, Michael and Trevor have justified the violence in Rockstar’s hugely successful game. Grand Theft Auto V is an 18-rated game, for good reason. And if that isn’t sufficient to keep it from the hands of kids then fingers should be pointed at …
Read More »Olivier Comte joins Ankama
Namco Bandai European MD and senior VP Olivier Comte has joined Dofus and Wakfu creator Ankama. He becomes the company’s chief operating officer and group MD. Comte had spent four years at Namco, before which he enjoyed a five year stint at Atari. It has also been confirmed that Ankama …
Read More »The biggest brands on the planet to be revealed in Power List 2013
Who’s the bigger team – Chelsea or Liverpool? What about David Bowie vs Andy Warhol? Do you prefer Red Bull or Coca-cola? On October 15ththe Licensing.biz Power List will definitively list the 100 most powerful names on the planet, across Character & Entertainment, Brands, Art & Design and Sports categories. …
Read More »All Assassin’s Creed games get bundled Heritage Collection
Ubisoft in gathering together all of its Assassin’s Creed games in a single SKU. It’s called the Assassin’s Creed Heritage Collection and will be released on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC and arrive in the UK on November 8th. Included in the SKU are Assassin’s Creed, Assassin’s Creed II (Game …
Read More »Over 1,000 people made GTA V
Rockstar North has revealed a team of 1,000+ developers worked on Grand Theft Auto V. In an interview with sister-site Develop, studio president Leslie Benzies confirmed the monster team that worked on what has since become the fastest selling game in UK history. "It’s probably more, much more," said Benzies. …
Read More »Ofcom says console ownership is in decline
For the first time in the history of Ofcom’s Children and Parents Media Use and Attitudes Report a decline in UK console ownership has been discovered. The latest edition of the Report says that 87 per cent of children live in a household with a fixed or portable games console …
Read More »A Gallant journey: How a team of students are coming together to make a game
The GallantCloud Games team chronicles their journey through the Microsoft Venture accelerator
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