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Franois Bayrou is a man, a politician. And clearly one who recognises the power of the Gaming Vote. As spotted by The Telegraph, there’s a hidden treat to be found on his website as he builds toward his French presidential campaign. Want to take a look? OK, head over to …

A new content streaming device called Nasne is on the way from Sony. The small black box comes with 500GB of internal storage and, in Japan at least, both digital and satellite tuners. It will offer streaming and storage interoperability with other Sony devices such as PS3, PlayStation Vita, VAIO …

Veteran publisher System 3 is bringing new racer Absolute Supercars to retail with the help of Bruno Senna. The F1 driver and nephew of the late Ayrton Senna has helped hone the car handling in Absolute Supercars, which is due to arrive on PS3 at the end of May. The …

Simon Woodroffe to lead up design at Microsoft studio

Users who have been banned from EA’s Origin network will now be able to access the single player content of any games on their account. That’s after EA decided to review the terms and conditions of its Origin user agreement. Previously any ban from origin resulted in account holders being …

Veteran developer believes realisation of sci-fi tech possible in three to five years

RPGS are not cool. The genre conjures images of Dungeons and Dragons, Lord of the Rings and epic adventures that only the most dedicated gamer will ever stand a chance of finishing. And while they have always been successful (on PC World of Warcraft still reigns supreme), they are hardly …

Games icon not yet ready to resign, but is passing responsibility to younger colleagues

EA has made good on its temporary loss of the No.1 spot last week by bouncing back to claim the top spot in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. Last week’s No.1, Microsoft’s Kinect Star Wars, whose sales fell over 50 per cent week-on-week, has to settle for …

Thousands watch as developers create iOS games at the Gadget Show