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There will be no female party members in the next Final Fantasy game, the title’s director has revealed. Speaking to Gamespot, Hajime Tabata said that the decision was an effort to make the game more accessible. "Speaking honestly, an all-male party feels almost more approachable for players,” he explained. He …

The price of Sony’s PlayStation TV microconsole has dipped to 44.99. That’s a 47 per cent decline on the hardware’s 84.99 RRP. Speaking to deal website Dealspwn– as spotted by Videogamer –a Sony spokesperson said: "Starting from the March 27th, PlayStation TV will offer even greater value for money when …

University of Staffordshire games lecturer David Edwards on what students need to get onto its various courses for aspiring developers

As its reboot of 1979 arcade title Asteroids hits Steam Early Access, publisher Atari says some of its other classic franchises might get the same treatment. Tempest, Warlords, Adventure and Missile Command are among the titles that the firm is considering rebooting. In aid of this, the publisher is ‘teaming …

One copy of Call of Duty sold every two seconds on average since series' inception

Increased incentives already available to studios in province

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail.This week, we go wireless with Turtle Beach’s Elite 800X and power up Nvidia’s most powerful GPU yet Turtle Beach Elite 800X Turtle Beach has introduced a new top-of-the-line headset for Xbox One. The Elite 800X is fully wireless …

In December 2013, three developers gathered to take part in online game jam Ludum Dare. They were UK-based programmer and lead designer Mark Foster and music and sound designer David Fenn, and Andrew Gleeson, an artist from Australia. In time, they would take on the studio name Acid Nerve. The …

At the end of 2014, it felt like we couldn’t go a week without a game being released with some severe issues. Assassin’s Creed Unity came out with glitchy visuals; Microsoft had serious issues with Halo: The Master Chief Collection’s online mode. Even Tetris had problems. It was clear that …

How the engine is being used to create photorealistic scenes