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Having flirted with the near-future, 2016’s Call of Duty will mark a more radical departure for the series. Eurogamer reports that online rumours about the game being set in the very far future”, featuring space combat” and being full-on sci-fi” are correct. Infinity Ward is indeed the developer, but the …

Games won’t be pinned down to using IAP or marketplace of Rift headset maker

‘The possibility exists since the PlayStation 4 shares many of its parts with the PC,’ EVP Masayasu Ito says

Intel Developer Blog: What the latest Android update means for devs

Subsets of the games community are crying ‘censorship’ once again after Blizzard has said it will pull sexually exploitative Overwatch artwork. The pose in question depicts Tracer looking over her shoulder at the viewer, displaying her lycra-clad behind. It’s a position that nearly every female game or superhero movie star …

Software additions and launch of Platform SDK coincide with release of consumer model of VR headset

Spurred by the success of Titanfall, Respawn Entertainment is gearing up its workforce for a follow-up to the robotic first-person shooter – as well as something completely new. HR and recruiting manager Kristin Christopher tells Matthew Jarvis who will fit the bill

Ubisoft’s online shooter The Division is at the top of the UK Top 40 once again. The new IP holds this position in spite of a 35 per cent decline in sales over last week. This is the game’s third UK No.1, and the longest a Ubisoft title has held …

New location aims to employ 200 staff within five years

Shaquille O’Neal, the former NBA superstar, has become the latest American sports celebrity to put their money into their electronic counterparts. Joined by baseball players Alex "A-Rod" Rodriguez and Jimmy Rollins, the three were part of last week’s financial round for eSports team NRG. NRG fields a League of Legends …