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Microsoft has confirmed a promotion for Kinect and Hololens creator Kudo Tsunoda. The company says Tsunoda will expand his charter on the Xbox leadership team” but has fallen short of saying that he has stepped up to fill the role that is widely presumed to have been vacated by Phil …

Apple has peeled back the curtain further on its new wearable the Apple Watch, announcing pre-orders and shipping start next month. The iDevice maker will offer small and large sizes of three different editions of the watch: Apple Watch Sport, Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition, and each will need …

Capcom appears to have let slip the release window for Street Fighter V, with the company posting and then pulling word that the game is set for spring 2016. Over the weekend, the following statement could be found at the bottom of this Capcom Unity post – though it’s since …

Dragon Ball Xenoverse has claimed the peak position on Steam’s top ten sellers for the past week. Pre-orders are still going strong for the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto V, with the title finishing in the top five again. Rockstar’s title finished ahead of Counter-Strike Global Offensive, Cities: Skylines …

Organisers gearing up for next year's 30th anniversary of leading conference

Gfinity’s 2015 Call of Duty Open announcement last Thursday was met with mixed reactions from fans and players alike, after it was revealed to be for over-18s only. The age restriction, a result of Gfinity’s policy to uphold the game’s PEGI rating, has caused some anger among younger members of …

And the chances are you’ve probably not even heard of it. Early Access title Unturned is described by some as a cross between Minecraft and DayZ that sees players working together to survive an ongoing blocky zombie apocalypse. An in-depth look at Steam user data by ArsTechnica has shown that …

Acclaimed developer Thatgamecompany could start to produce more than one game at a time following the team’s massive growth. When the studio’s last title Journey was completed, Thatgamecompany had a team of three people. Today, it has 15. During a roundtable discussion at GDC, studio manager Sunni Pavlovic said that …

A tournament that sees American and Canadian university students compete in Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm MOBA will be televised on ESPN in the region. Up for grabs in Heroes of the Dorm is over $450k in tuition fee contributions, with the winning team receiving contributions of up to $25k …

Microsoft has finally unveiled an official bundle for Halo: the Master Chief Collection. The game was released last November but while it was bundled with the console by many retailers it hasn’t until now been subject to the branded official bundle treatment. The 349.99 SKU includes a black console and …