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Sony has launched a UK version of its PlayStation Gear store. Until recently the Gear store had only shipped to the US and Canada, but the new site accepts sterling transaction and ships within the UK. Items up for sale include an Original PlayStation Wallet (16.99), Original PlayStation iPhone 5 …
Read More »1TB PS4 model revealed by FCC filing
It looks as if a PS4 including a 1TB hard drive is on the way, with an announcement at E3 looking very likely. Engadget reports that an FCC listing has detailed two new PS4 SKUs, one of which houses the larger HDD. Current models pack a 500GB unit. Users are …
Read More »Australian dev receives $17k Unreal Dev Grant
Musicians working together to create narrative driven title
Read More »BioShock franchise has sold 25m copies
Franchise remains 'really important' IP for Take-Two
Read More »Ubisoft’s Frag Dolls disband
All-girl professional gaming group Frag Dolls have called it a day after 11 years on the scene. The professional gaming team has throughout that time included 22 separate members as it strove to combat the idea that games are only for boys – an idea that has over the course …
Read More »Bioshock franchise surpasses 25m units sold
Bioshock Infinite has sold 11m copies and the Bioshock franchise as a whole has sold more than 25m, according to Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick. Speaking at a conference in New York that GameSpot attended, Zelnick explained the 2K Games series has been a crucial piece for the company’s success. "It’s …
Read More »Konami: We are not at all focusing purely on mobile games
Konami will be doing more in the mobile games market, but it is not abandoning its console business. This comes from a fully translated version of the Nikkei interview with Konami president Hideki Hayakawa. A summary of the interview had already been translated earlier this month, and it seemed to …
Read More »What’s bugging the bug testers?
It’s a challenging time to work in QA and localisation. As well as the triple-A developers and publishers wrestling with the new tech found within the PS4 and Xbox One, there’s a slew of mobile and indie developers coming to market almost every week. And although these studios might know …
Read More »Spotify rules out games as it goes beyond music
Music giant Spotify is launching video and podcasts on its service, but not video games. The streaming behemoth announced it would be adding podcasts, curated radio shows, plus news and entertainment video clips from the likes of BBC, Comedy Central, Maker Studios and ESPN at a press conference in New …
Read More »Unreal Diaries: The future is Unreal
Epic Games offers a glimpse at the first recipients of its $5m Unreal Dev Grants
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