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Re:creation has confirmed the release of its hotly tipped Halo 4 die-cast vehicles. The Jada Toys collection will launch in the UK this august, with Re:creation handling distribution duties. The five die-cast vehicles include the Mongoose (12.99), Ghost (14.99), Warthog (19.99) and Banshee (24.99) from Halo 4, as well as …

Dead Rising 2 developer trims seven per cent of employees due to 'unsuitable fit with studio goals'

The next Ultimate Fighting Championship will be developed by the talent behind EA’s Fight Night titles. The publisher has confirmed that EA Canada is now working on the provisionally-titled EA Sports UFC, according to Kotaku. This will be the first UFC game published by EA after it picked up the …

Barclays and Goldman Sachs have been called into to help Vivendi secure the $8.1bn sale of Activision Blizzard, reports the Wall Street Journal. Vivendi’s share price shot up on reports it is looking to sell the Call of Duty and World of Warcraft publisher. Rumours that Vivendi was planning to …

Dawnguard, the first downloadable content for Bethesda’s 2011 epic The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, has finally made its way onto the Indian Xbox Live Marketplace. Last month, we reported that Dawnguard had skipped the Indian marketplace when it was released worldwide. Now, India users can finally purchase the DLC nearly …

Capcom Vancouver has confirmed its parted ways with a portion of its staff, adding that the studio is in no danger of shutting down. The Dead Rising 2 developerspoke upon Twitter after reports started swirling around its potential demise. The firm has cut 20 members of staff from its studio. …

Microsoft has announced an official release date for Windows 8. The latest OS from the software company will arrive on October 26th, Microsoft’s Steven Sinofsky announced at its annual sales meeting earlier today as well as on the Windows blog. The new operating system will be integrated with Microsoft’s Surface …

Benchmark Capital investor speaks out on uncertainty of digital transformation

'This design fits with the play patterns of people on the move', says Avent

New studio BitMonster working on 'triple-A' adventure RPG Lili