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Assassin’s Creed: Unity brings online co-op and character customisation to the fray, and a new video shows both in action. Players will be able to tailor a range of options such as their armour and weapons, with trade-offs having to be made. For instance, higher armour will make players more …

Planning on maxing out Warner’s Shadow of Mordor on PC? Then you’d best hope you’ve got a very hefty graphics card in your PC. A screen grab of the game’s graphics settings on NeoGaf reveals that those who want to run it at the ‘Ultra’ preset will need a GPU …

UKIE's Dr Jo Twist, NGSA's Gina Jackson and Tigerface's Kate Ho to discuss 'Changing the ratio' at October 2nd conference – Book your place now

The Hospital Club has unveiled its shortlist for the hClub100 gaming and technology category. The hClub100 is a list of the one hundred most innovative and inspirational people within the creative industries. This is the sixth year the scheme has been running. The games and technology category shortlist is comprised …

Asphalt Overdrive is now available on iOS and Android, offering a different take on racing to previous entries in Gameloft’s racing series. Instead of using an on-screen steering wheel or tilt controls, Overdrive instead sees players swiping the screen to move their vehicle between lanes. It also has a new …

Intent Media founder and Curve Studios chairman Stuart Dinsey joins trade body

Management software firm also recruiting for global offices

MCV takes a look at the best accessories heading to UK retail. This week, we check out the PC version of the Xbox One controller and a new Mad Catz keyboard Xbox One Controller and Cable for Windows The Xbox One Controller is about to make the leap onto PC. …

Kuato Studios' David Miller and Mark Horneff look at how games can provide a platform for learning

The ongoing project that is Destiny has continued to evolve with a new list of tweaks by developer Bungie. Chief of them is the removal of the now infamous ‘Loot Cave’, with the studio increasing the spawn rate of enemies from six to 40 seconds. The Hive of the holy …