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Xbox One users taking part in the console’s latest software beta have revealed that Microsoft is testing free game trials. The feature will let gamers download a digital game and play them for 24 hours, for free. Max The Curse of Brotherhood was among the games available to download under …

Last year RailSimulator.com made the decision to change its name to Dovetail Games. This was the result of the firm moving away from focusing purely on its Train Simulator series to branch out into new simulation markets. And its first foray into a new world is with fishing. When we …

Lilly Devon of Essex-based dev Little Wolf Studio encourages more devs to explore the realm of art games

Subscription tiers created in an effort to democratise 3D character animation

The 500GB Xbox 360 hard drive is coming to the UK this month. It looks like it will be replacing the former 320GB model, which is only available while supplies last. The new model will retail for the same price of 79.99, Xbox has told MCV. The news follows yesterday’s …

As EA prepares to launch its Access subscription model, it seems time is up for the EA Sports Season Ticket. The Season Ticket, for a 20 one-off fee, allows sports gamers to get early access to certain titles and discounts for Ultimate Team packs and DLC discounts. It launch back …

Kempt Games CEO reflects on his experience on BBC show Dragons' Den

Lunar Software may reconsider virtual reality integration closer to release

It may bear the Dead Island name, but Escape Dead Island is bursting away from Deep Silver’s zombie franchise with several big changes. First of all, Escape swaps out the series’ signature first-person combat for a thirdperson take on zombie killing. Players can wield a combination of melee weapons and …

Dovetail Games’ director of brand Doug McConkey on how today’s technology is driving the simulation genre forward. It’s been a busy year here at Dovetail Games. We spent the first half of the year quietly growing our development team as we prepared to announce that we were going to be …