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Engine firm creates educational program to help with STEM curriculum

Intel Develop Blog: Find out how referencing the time of day, weather, user's speed and more can help your apps

The honeymoon period for the new GAME shows no sign of returning with a drop in profit and the news that the retailer’s CFO is stepping down. Group revenue for the 26 weeks ending January 24th fell 0.7 per cent to 586.4m, with gross profit down 1.6 per cent at …

Activision is reportedly planning a reveal event next month to announce the return of the Guitar Hero franchise. Polygon points to a report from Gamereactor UK (which has since been pulled) that details an apparent invite from Activision sent out to various media outlets in Germany. Activision’s invitation suggests the …

The third episode of Telltale’s Game of Thrones arrives later this week, the studio has announced. Signifying the midpoint of the six-episode title, The Sword in the Darkness” will launch March 24th on PS3 and PS4 in North America as well as release worldwide on PC. The content arrives March …

The console cycle as we know it may be at an end, according to Twitch CEO Emmett Shear. In an interview with The Guardian, Shear predicts that hardware makers like Microsoft and Sony will shift their console release strategy to fall in line with the more frequent upgrade cycles of …

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we hook up with Valve’s Steam Link streaming box and chill out with Nyko’s Intercooler STEAM LINK It’s not just the Steam Machines that are designed to bring PC gaming to the living room. Valve has …

Lilith Games claims mobile smash hit is a clone of its own title Soul Clash

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has admitted that price has played a big factor in Wii U’s failure. The platform holder last week confirmed that it has a new console in development, thus effectively marking the beginning of the end for the ever-struggling Wii successor. I think, to be honest, we …

Sony has said that the UK servers for baseball title MLB 14 will go offline in June. The PlayStation Blog revealed that the servers for the PS4, PS3 and Vita versions of the game will all be taken offline on June 18th. That’s a little over a year on from …