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Microsoft is reportedly in serious discussions to purchase Mojang, makers of indie game-turned-phenomenon Minecraft. The Wall Street Journal cites a source with knowledge on the matter, claiming that if completed the acquisition would be valued at more than $2bn – approximately the same amount Facebook dropped to buy Oculus earlier …

Apple has unveiled its long-rumoured wearable device, the Apple Watch. "We love to make technology more personal," CEO Tim Cook said during an event held earlier today in California showcasing the new hardware. Previously thought to be dubbed the iWatch, Cook explained the Apple Watch works seamlessly” with the iPhone …

Apple has peeled the curtain back on two new iPhones: iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. "[The iPhone 6 devices represent] the biggest advancement in the history of iPhone,” Apple CEO Tim Cook stated during Apple’s event earlier today in California. As rumoured, the devices will be sized at 4.7 …

Warner Bros is offering LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham buyers the option of buying a Season Pass. It’s the first Season Pass to be offered in a LEGO game, Eurogamer reports. The 12.79 Pass entitles buyers to six content releases, which are also available separately for 2.55 a piece. These …

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The writer behind Spec Ops: The Line and upcoming shooter Evolve has quit triple-A games development. Announcing his departure viaTwitter, writer Walt Williams left 2K Games last week after almost a decade with the company. He claimed he will still be involved in the games industry, but will also be …

Doom creator John Romero has criticised the lack of creativity in the Call of Duty series and argued that first person shooter developers need to start thinking differently. Call of Duty is enough of a deathmatch game to keep people coming back to it year after year,” he told MCV’s …

Destiny may be an Activision title coming out on both PlayStation and Xbox, but Sony says it has given the title the first party treatment. "We’re treating it, for all intents and purposes internally, as if it’s a first-party release," Sony’s UK boss Fergal Gara told Eurogamer. "We’re wrapping our …

Warner Bros has announced a delay to the last-gen versions of Shadow of Mordor. The PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of the Monolith game will now be released on November 21st in Europe. Both had initially been intended to arrive alongside the PS4, Xbox One and PC titles on October …