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A mobile edition of EA Sports UFC is now available as a free-to-play offering on Android and iOS. EA soft-launched the game earlier this year in Canada, Russia, Singapore, and South Korea – racking up 2m downloads ahead of this week’s worldwide launch. EA Sports UFC PS4 and Xbox One …

Valve has opened the door for mod creators to put their work on Steam for sale. A new post on Steam News reveals that mod makers now have the option to make money off of their wares via Steam Workshop. A new premium mods section is up and running, with …

A producer from EA studio DICE has chosen to address fans directly online who have questioned the studio’s strategy for the recently detailed Star Wars Battlefront. The game was officially unveiledat the Star Wars Celebration event in the US, but shortly after found itself coming in for criticism online for …

Downloads for Rovio’s Angry Birds Stella spin-off series have now hit 30m, the Finnish games giant has said. The release of Angry Birds: Stella Pop last month has helped it past the milestone, thanks to five million downloads of its own. The company will also soon launch an update to …

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the pioneering virtual reality headset Oculus Rift will launch this side of Christmas. We have not announced any specific plans for shipment volumes in 2015 related to Oculus," Facebook CFO David Wehner told analysts, as reported by Gamasutra. Oculus is very much in the development …

One of the most recognisable computer mice producers is to move away from the sector, citing declining demand for PC accessories. Reuters reports that Logitech has recorded a 34 per cent drop in operating profits for the year quarter ending March, falling to $14.5m. Net sales were down 4.7 per …

SCE Strategic Content boss and indie champion will discuss how devs can fight for attention

2015 will see the return of Codemasters’ action RPG franchise, Overlord. Overlord: Fellowship of Evil is the first entry in the series since the triple-hit of Overlord II, Overlord: Dark Legend and Overlord: Minions in 2009. The new game will see Tomb Raider (2013) writer Rhianna Pratchett come back to …

UPDATE: Argos is offering the same 289.99 deal as GAME. Sony has seemingly reacted to the recent Xbox One price cut by reducing the PS4’s UK price yet further. As spotted by GameSpot, a number of retailers are currently offering the machine for under 290. Tesco, Amazon and Argos are …

Episodic spin-off picks optimisation tool for speedy development