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Microsoft won’t be releasing any more stock of the 2TB Xbox One S, it has been claimed. The high-capacity version of Microsoft’s slimmed-down console went on sale last week, but stock quickly dried up, leading to prices rocketing from third party sellers online. Now Eurogamer reports that Microsoft supposedly has …

Plugin for Unreal due for release through Unity by the end of the year

Sony is planning to officially detail the PlayStation Neo at a New York Event on September 7th, if reports are to be believed. French site Gameblog is carrying the date. It points out that the PS4 was also revealed in New York, and also mentions rumours of a possible Nintendo …

In April, one of the UK’s most iconic developers closed its doors for the last time. After almost 20 years and the creation of beloved series including Fable, Black & White and The Movies, Lionhead was no more. Four months on, we catch up with some of the studio's ex-employees

Update to Valve Anti-Cheat and Game Ban system means that cheating users will no longer be able to dodge bans by gifting titles to new accounts

Government body High Council of Virtual Spaces rules to outlaw app, with suggestions that a fatwa applies to the monster-catching possibly playing a part

Dota 2 dev and Steam owner will occupy nine floors of Lincoln Square tower, to a total of 225,000 square feet

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V is once again the best-selling game in the UK, more than 150 weeks after its launch. The last time the crime blockbuster was No.1 was in March 2015. The title saw a sales increase of 31 per cent week-on-week, with sales incredibly tight between second …

There are plenty of No Man’s Sky copies already out in the wild, but those who already have the game should think twice before putting in a serious number of hours. Hello Games has confirmed that a huge patch will go live for the game on launch day – which …