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A significant number of Call of Duty fans are calling for a remake of Infinity Ward’s Modern Warfare 2 for PS4 and Xbox One. VG247 reports on a the growing petition being hosted on Change.org, which currently carries more than 75,000 signatures. The petition is seeking 150,000 total signatures before …

First-person horror game Among the Sleep has surpassed 100,000 copies sold, developer Krillbite Studios has revealed. The indie studio informed Eurogamer of the milestone at GDC this past week. The game got its start through a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2013, earning $248k on a $200k goal from more than …

Intel Developer Blog: The latest features on offer in the IoT Developer kit

The US arm of games retailer GameStop is to begin accepting Apple Pay in its 4,200 stores later this month. Apple Pay, which was launched in the US last October, allows users to pay for items using their iPhones – providing stores have a compatible NFC device at the checkout. …

Following the success of Alien: Isolation, UK studio Creative Assembly is already at work on another triple-A title for PS4, Xbox One and PC – and it’s hiring. The developer is best known for PC-based strategy series Total War, but last year upped the ante for its console team with …

Battery-powered masks emits scents to tie in with VR experience

A close-up look at the latest contender in VR

11 bit Studios has teamed up with the War Child Charity for a DLC giveaway. Owners of indie hit This War of Mine are now able to buy the War Child Charity DLC for either 79p, 6.99 or 14.99. 100 per cent of the money raised will go to the …

Graphics card maker Nvidia has teamed up with CD Projekt for a new game giveaway. Those who buy either a GeForce GTX 980, 970 or 960 graphics cards, or a GTX 970M or above notebook, will for a limited period also get a free copy of upcoming RPG The Witcher …

Studio seeking online/multiplayer programmer and graphics/engine programmer