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Battlefield 4 is already being shown off to partners of publisher EA. We know this because GameStop CEP Paul Raines said the following yesterday via his chain’s Twitter account: Got to see Battlefield 4 today and all I can say is WOW! Thanks @EA for the sneak peek. Can’t wait …
Read More »Report – Two PS4 SKUs planned; High end £340 model; US release in November; PSN to go premium
We’re just hours away from the big PS4 reveal now, but don’t expect the rumour mill to stop churning any time soon. Kotaku(which is also the source of the new joypad image you see above) reports this morning that Sony’s machine will be released in the US in November. The …
Read More »Activision lays off 30 employees
Publisher cuts jobs from Treyarch and licensed games
Read More »Apple hit by hackers, claims no data lost
Security firm suggests code for smartphone apps the target of attack
Read More »Activision lays off 30 staff members globally
Activision has confirmed cuts in its licensed games division, reporting that 30 full-time employees have been affected by the round of layoffs. According to a statement obtained by Kotaku, the moves were made to address the company’s ongoing effort to align costs with revenues.” The company also stated it expects …
Read More »Sony registers ‘PlayStation Cloud’ domains
Sony has snatched up a trio of domains relating to the term ‘Playstation Cloud.’ Domains Playstation-Cloud.com, Playstation-Cloud.org, and PS-Cloud.net have appeared in the past 24 hours – pointing to Sony’s thus far unrevealed plan for cloud gaming support on the Playstation 4. The registrations, spotted by Superannuation, support an earlier …
Read More »Ubisoft will sell Warner and EA games
You can now buy SimCity from Ubisoft. The publisher has turned itself into a full digital retailer by selling games from rival companies. Just like EA Origin, consumers can now download the likes of Crysis 3 and The Walking Dead from its Uplay store. Uplay was set-up as a means …
Read More »BBC Labs start-up fund returns for second term
Six more UK-based start-ups to be offered a place on London initiative
Read More »Nvidia reveals ‘next-gen’ £827 GeForce GTX Titan graphics card
A new graphics card standard has been set and will be found lurking in the PCs of millionaires everywhere from later this month. Nvidia has lifted the lid on its first consumer card based on its GK110 Nvidia Kepler design that can be found in the Titan supercomputer cluster. Which …
Read More »Synthesis opens new Pacific office
Localisation company continues global expansion with new outpost for the Asian markets
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