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Interbrand’s Best Global Brands ranking has once again named Apple as the world’s most valuable brand. The report values it at $119bn, up 21 per cent year-on-year. The numbers are derived from three factors – a company’s financial performance, consumer influence and the ability to charge a premium for brand …

It’s looking increasingly unlikely that the free PS Plus Edition of Evolution racer DriveClub will be ready for the game’s UK release tomorrow. The PS Plus Edition was delayed yesterday as the developers continued to struggle with server problems preventing owners of the full paid game connecting online. It is …

Tim LeTourneau and Steve Parkis bring more than 30 years of Zynga, EA and Disney experience to the mobile games firm

The latest iteration of Apple’s iPad will likely be announced next week following confirmation of a media event. The flyer being sent to journalists simply reads It’s been way too long”, leading to some speculation that perhaps the Apple TV might also be in line for a re-jig too. There …

John Broomhall talks to Will Morton and Craig Conner, two time-served audio veterans of world-renowned developer Rockstar Games as they contemplate pastures new

This year’s Games Media Awards on October 15th will see the games media vote on the night for their ‘Journalists’ Journalist’, from a shortlist of six industry standouts. Ahead of the big night, MCV talks to nominee Keith Stuart about the growing importance of the video game medium and the …

Alex Ward posits that the Watch Dogs firm is a new challenger in the realm of open world games

The Escapists' creator Chris Davis tells Develop about the rise of his prison break adventure, which won a UKIE award at Gamescom and almost stole the Microsoft conference

Achieving 60 frames per second is no longer gaming’s holy grail, the world level design director of Assassin’s Creed: Unity has said. In fact, Nicolas Gurin has told Tech Radar that his studio actively targeted 30fps when developing Assassin’s Creed: Unity because it delivered a preferable experience to 60fps. "At …

The GameSpot team reveals what its been working on over the last year – and what to expect in the next twelve months Reborn in 2006 after a four-year hiatus, GameSpot UK has quickly distinguished itself as more than just a subsidiary of its American brethren. And now it’s working …