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New location aims to employ 200 staff within five years

Last week was a triumphant GDC for Sony. PlayStation VR was the talk of San Francisco, and the firm’s return to game industry dominance is looking more assured with every passing press conference. But there was one question that the platform holder didn’t have an answer to last week, and …

Visionary VR insists its narrative creation tool will allow smaller devs to build for the medium

For all the challenges Microsoft has faced in the story of Xbox One, there’s no denying that the tech giant has been open to change. Its latest push on the gaming front is to unite its Windows 10 and Xbox One ecosystem with UWP – its new Universal Windows Platform. …

It’s become almost predictable. PlayStation turns up to major industry event, steals all the headlines, and leaves its rivals wondering what exactly they can do to stop them. Not that the team always has to work that hard. Much like the PS4 vs Xbox One battle of E3 2013, Sony …

SuperData Research's Joost van Dreunen discusses how to localise for this lucrative region

UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov has lambasted EA for giving his avatar a religiously inappropriate celebration in UFC 2. Eurogamer reports that in the game Nurmagomedov, who is a practising Muslim, can at times after a victory make the sign of the cross over his chest. The animation can be triggered …

Buzz creator helped by government to secure deal with Hasbro

Sony’s PlayStation VR has sold out once again. The virtual reality headset went on sale on Amazon.com earlier, only to sell out within minutes. Other retailers still appear to have stock available for launch, although how long that will last remains to be seen. Customers in the US have the …

Racing specialist had been part of Sony family for more than decade