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Despite already enjoying a commanding position in the next-gen race, Sony has responded to recent Xbox One retail activity by launching a 329 PS4 hardware SKU. The platform holder has today announced a FIFA 15 console bundle available for just 329 on Amazon – that’s 20 cheaper than the machine’s …

Incidents of iPhone 6 Plus handsets being bent in normal use are extremely rare”, Apple has said. Addressing the #Bendgate controversy for the first time, Apple insists that it took several steps to prevent handset bending during the design of the device, including the use of steel and titanium inserts …

'Euclideon makes world's most realistic graphics' boasts the headline on the Aussie company's site accompanying its latest video

Star Wars: Galactic Defense – a new tower defense mobile game set in the Star Wars universe – has been revealed for iOS and Android platforms. Developed by DeNA in collaboration with Disney Interactive and Lucasfilm, Galactic Defense will launch later this year. The resource management-focused title has players picking …

Special Effect, Lifelites, Action For Kids, Jigsaw4U, Safe at Last, Accuro and MAPS each receive more than £60,000

At London’s Earls Court today, GamesAid revealed that it had raised 438,000 for seven charities over the last 12 months. It’s a huge increase over the previous year’s 260,000, which in itself was a record for the now six-year old games industry charity. In total, GamesAid has raised over 1.2m …

Phones4u has told customers who have already put money down toward an iPhone 6 that they won’t be receiving a refund. The company went into administration earlier this month and has now gone back on a previous promise to refund the 136 people who had pre-ordered one of Apple’s new …

Green Man Gaming has become the first retailer to be able to sell OnLive’s Games Bundle. By signing up to OnLive’s all you can eat Games Bundle, Green Man Gaming users will have access to over 250 titles on demand via the cloud. New games are to be added monthly, …

Initiative gives developers a chance to build fresh prototypes