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Apple’s presentation last night may have been light on innovations, but one new feature has been found hidden in the iPad Air 2’s product listing. The company revealed that the device comes with what is being called the Apple SIM and allows users to swap between networks without changing SIM. …

‘Iterative’ is probably the best word used to describe what are the moderate updates to the iPad line revealed by Apple last night. The iPad Air 2 is the closest Apple got to a headline grabber. The tablet is aesthetically very similar to its predecessor but does improve in two …

We talk to Camouflaj's Ryan Payton about longer dev cycles, the episodic model and the race to zero

Tech shipped to 2,000 schools as product goes on general sale at Apple stores

Bandai Namco’s Project Cars will not be released until March 2015. NowGamer reports that while the delay has yet to be officially announced a post on the game’s backer forums (for those who contributed to the game’s crowdfunding) alludes to an upcoming release delay. The site adds that having spoken …

'We’re exploring some familiar genres and some experimental ones'

Free passes available to US and Canadian studios for next week's conference

A trailer for a new ultra-violent video game has sent the moral compass of the game industry into a spin – and gained plenty of attention for developer Destructive Creations. Hatred is a Polish-made title that sees players take control of a character emerging from a monochrome coloured basement armed …

CEO Andrew Stalbow tells Develop about its ambitious plans for the new IP

Destructive Creations obliges as controversy surrounds announcement trailer