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Publishers scaling back number of titles but need for localisation is increasing, says Andrew Day

Codemasters has added some experimental Oculus Rift features into its recent racer Grid Autosport. We’ve been tinkering with VR for a while now and have reached the stage where we believe it’s working pretty well, and as such, we’ve decided to allow you to experience it for yourselves,” the studio …

The recently announced DLC for racing title Forza Horizon 2 will not be released on Xbox 360. Both the DLC and the Forza Rewards program will only be offered in the Xbox One build. We are currently planning to release DLC only for the Xbox One version of Forza Horizon …

The newNvidia GeForce GTX 970 and 980 graphics cardsare selling out across the UK. Several gaming system builders have told PCR they are seeing stock shortages for the cards due to popular demand. Chillblast buyer Ben Miles said: "Sales of the new cards are indeed strong, and we are expecting …

Battlefield developer DICE has stated its intention to win back any gamers who have been left disillusioned with the franchise following Battlefield 4. The game was last year beset by technical problems at launch that persisted well into 2014. "I can absolutely say that we lost [player] trust in the …

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Whitepaper due in December will recommend new requirements for localisation quality and more

Luke Dicken steps down to join Zynga in San Francisco

Games Funding Forum organisers look into studios' biggest financing mistakes

Activision doesn’t want you to hold back on buying the next Call of Duty should you be hoping for a next-gen console this Christmas. Buyers of either the PS3 or Xbox 360 versions of the game will be able to upgrade to the next-gen SKUs for free. On PlayStation, the …