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One of the key faces behind the Grand Theft Auto franchise and the boss of Rockstar North has left the company. Kotaku reports that Leslie Benzies had been on sabbatical from the studio for 17 months, taking a break from the company around a year after the launch of Grand …

Former NBA player Rick Fox is on the phone when he receives another call: It’s from Denmark. "I have to take this," Fox says. When the three-time NBA champion clicks over, the voice on the other line is of a young, Danish man who is being wooed by a host …

The console SKUs of Gone Home are been pushed back in Europe and Australia. In a tweet (below) from the game’s official account, developer The Fullbright Company announced that Gone Home’s release had been pushed back – on the day it was meant to be launching. The delay is due …

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Respawn Entertainment is looking to expand both inside and outside of the Titanfall universe. A Titanfall 2 has since been long-rumoured, with studio boss Vince Zampella confirming the game’s development last March after EA confirmed it had been signed on as publisher. Respawn has listed a number of jobs relating …

LA studio looking for systems and level designers, as well as artists, engineers and QA manager

Publisher EA has launched a PC version of its Access subscription service. EA Access debuted on Xbox One in 2014. For 3.99 per month gamers are given unlimited access to a growing catalogue of titles. Now PC gamers are able to get involved with the access via EA’s Origin PC …

Future’s GamesRadar+ has smashed its monthly user records in December 2015 with 11.3m people visiting the website. This is the second record-breaking month in a row after the site hit 9.8m unique users during November 2015. Furthermore, this growth in December represents a 29 per cent year-on-year growth over the …

Radial Games, Owlchemy Labs, and Kai and Tony Davidson tipped for Best VR Experience prize

Cineplex has launched its first national video game tournament in hopes of capitalizing on the growing popularity of competitive gaming to help fill seats at its countrywide chain of theatres. The company’s foray into gaming tournaments is aimed at a younger demographic being pulled away from movie theatres by mobile …