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UBISOFT: Two new Trials games, one for tablets, one for PS4 and Xbox One

Ubisoft’s hit downloadable series Trials is returning next year in two games. Trials Fusion is a futuristic take on the franchise and is coming to current and next generation consoles. Meanwhile, for tablets and mobile devices Ubisoft is preparing Trials Frontier, with levels based in desert and other natural environments. …

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UBISOFT: Next-gen ‘always on’ racing game The Crew lands in 2014

Ubisoft today announced a brand new racing game IP: The Crew. Developed by Ivory Tower, it’s an online persistent racer that blurs the line between solo, co-op and competitive multiplayer. It’s an epic racer that covers all of the USA as an open world. Ivory Tower is a studio formed …

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Sony to launch multiple PS4 SKUs priced between $399 and $599 – rumour

Microsoft’s $499 RRP for Xbox One may have raised some eyebrows, but bigger pricing news may be to come tonight. Games Industry reckons it has word from a source close to the company” that Sony is preparing to announce three different PS4 SKUs tonight. The cheapest is said to cost …

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MICROSOFT: Three not-so-magic numbers

Cynicism is like chocolate. A little bit can be good for you, but too much can be damaging. Microsoft went into tonight’s E3 press event with a monumental task – overturning weeks of some of the most viscous online commentary the industry has witnessed to convince the world that Xbox …

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Apple reveals iOS 7

'iOS 7 is the most significant iOS update since the original iPhone,' says Apple software engineering SVP

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Apple unveils iOS 7

iOS 7 is the most important refresh since the launch of the original iPhone, Apple has said. The operating system comes with a new yet familiar interface, which is designed to make content take advantage of all available screen space. Seemingly this is acknowledging the fact Samsung’s smartphones continue to …

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EA: See the first next-gen FIFA 14 gameplay footage

The first ever next-gen gameplay footage for EA’s FIFA 14 has been released. Admittedly it’s all a bit showreel – we’d much prefer to see the game in action proper. But it at least gives a taste of how much more footbally the game will feel compared to the apparently …

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