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It appears that the release date for EA’s new Need for Speed game has been revealed. That’s according to the game’s listing on the Xbox website– spotted by Reddit users – which says that the new racing title will be hitting stores on November 5th. Keep in mind that this …

Andrew House, the president of the PlayStation business, says the company will go after more third-party exclusives for PS4 this year. The move is designed to counter what House calls a ‘sparse’ line-up of first-party games. When he says exclusives, he doesn’t necessarily mean complete exclusives. We were able to …

Oculus VR has announced its acquisition of Surreal Vision – a tech startup that specializes in genereating real-time, 3D worlds. A new post on the virtual reality firm’s website states Surreal Vision is one of the top computer vision teams in the world. According to Oculus, the company’s tech generates …

Hatred developer Destructive Creations has announced GOG will not carry its controversial shooter Hatred when it releases next week. The studio claims the digital storefront has refused to distribute the game.” Hatred was previously delisted from Steam’s Greenlight pages, before Valve approved the game for release on its popular distribution …

The unfortunate region lock situation surrounding Nintendo’s Humble Nindie Bundle promotion is something the company hopes to change, a Nintendo of America rep claims. Damon Baker – an employee of Nintendo of America’s marketing department – said as much on Twitter, explaining the company spent months trying to make the …

A lorry transporting Splatoon stock from Nintendo’s warehouse to GAME has been stolen, GAME has updated its customers with the news, and says that it is unable to satisfy orders of the Special Edition of the game, which includes the Squid Amiibo. GAME is instead offering standard versions of the …

Developer working on PS4 title Amazing Discoveries in Outer Space

This feature is the first in a series of articles exploring how leading streaming competitors are approaching the expanding market. As games streaming and eSports broadcasting becomes an ever-enlarging market, we talk to leading competitors about their tactics. As the "leading brand" in streaming, Twitch, shows consistent growth and a …

Event returns to Cambridge in June with a 48-hour game jam and talks from industry experts

Trade body UKIE has made some new additions to its Board of directors. The firm has added EA UK country manager Shaun Campbell to its Board, alongside Rob Miller, Candy Crush company King’s chief legal office and corporate secretary. The duo replace EA’s Keith Ramsdale and Preloaded’s Kate Booth, both …