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Special Brit List will recognise Top 100 women in games, followed by February awards ceremony

Microsoft is offering one of its latest titles for free to celebrate Xbox One’s first birthday. Major Nelson says that Xbox Live Gold subscribers will tomorrow be able to download Insomniac’s Sunset Overdrive for free and play it for as long as they like until it is removed from the …

Tool supports development for iOS, Android, Windows, Blackberry and Mac

The man at the centre of a new 3DS exploit has said that he doesn’t want the method to open the door to new piracy on the machine. Illegal flashcards that allow for the playing of pirated games are already available online for 3DS, but homebrew software has until now …

A new all-you-can eat edition of Titanfall has been announced by EA. Titanfall Deluxe Edition includes the original game and all three of its DLC releases – Expedition, Frontier’s Edge and IMC Rising. The game is already available on PC, via Origin, for 33.99. An Xbox One version will be …

The first bit of footage from Telltale’s hotly anticipated Game of Thrones series has been released. The studio has also confirmed that a number of the HBO show’s stars will feature in the first episode – Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Lena Heady (Cersei Lannister), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), and Iwan …

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Motion-controlled cameras helped with pre-production for Hollywood blockbuster

Beta version of preview expected to be available in January; Will not support pre-4.6 builds

Developer believed to be joining ambitious London tech firm Improbable