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Razer has released an open beta for new data tracking functionality in its Synapse software. Razer Synapse: Stats and Heatmaps allows users to collect data in order to track and share their mouse and keyboard stats, as well as recording how gaming devices interact with their games. Some of the …

The Games Media Awards return on October 15th, naming the best of the best in UK games media. Sega has signed up as sponsor for the Rising Star award, which acknowledges the hard efforts of newer games writers in the last 36 months. Over 250 people are expected to attend …

The controversy surrounding Apple’s allegedly bendy iPhone 6 Plus is unfounded due to the design of modern smartphones. That’s according to analyst Chris Green who has made the shock claim to the BBC that modern phones don’t belong in pockets at all. "This is not an issue that Apple – …

Guerilla Tea, Kuato Studios, Chillingo and more to attend October 1st showcase

Ubisoft is bringing its instructional guitar game Rocksmith to PS4 and Xbox One. Rocksmith 2014 Edition will arrive on November 7th and will be exclusive to Amazon in the UK. New features include 1080p graphics (on both machines) and, on PS4, the addition of Remote Play via PlayStation Vita specifically …

Calling all future development stars – book your place now for October 2nd conference

There were so many announcements during PlayStation’s E3 2014 media briefing that it’s hard to remember them all. One that was unexpected – but perhaps not entirely unsurprising – was a sizzle reel trailer for a number of indie games by publisher Devolver Digital. Sony has been very active within …

It’s been a good few years for Nordic Games Group. In 2012 it purchased the Scandanavian branch of troubled retail brand GAME, and it started 2013 by buying a slew of high-profile IP from now-defunct publisher THQ. This included some big IP, such as Darksiders, Red Faction and the MX …

Super Smash Bros on 3DS is top of the Japanese charts for the second week in a row according to data provided by Famitsu. Sales of the game dropped 67 per cent week-on-week but it still sold an impressive 316,024 units. The new Smash Bros title no doubt contributed to …

Virtual reality isn’t just for gaming, it’s for everyone – even if many people are yet to understand that. That’s the claim of Oculus founder Palmer Luckey who has told Cnet why he thinks that the technology really is going to change the world. I don’t think [some people] understand …