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Bit by bit, more details concerning the technical requirements of Sony’s SharePlay plan for PS4 are beginning to emerge. And here’s an important one – sessions will be limited to 60 minutes, GameSpot reports. There’s no limit on the number of times someone can use SharePlay, however, so it may …

German free-to-play studio licences Unreal Engine 4 for PC and console games

The Twitch accounts of PlayStation, Xbox and ESL were compromised overnight. Polygon reports that a number of videos were renamed to include racist and homophobic language. Others were changed to messages making fun of Microsoft’s Rise of the Tomb Raider exclusivity while some were altered to appear as if they …

Rainbow Six, Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, The Crew, The Division and more using Havok tech

BioShock composer Garry Schyman to be the first subject of The BAFTA Interview

Preloaded's Katie Goode discusses how we have to treat players in virtual reality and what that means for game design

What was initially meant to be one of the first Steam Machines will now be shipped with Windows installed and with an Xbox 360 controller. Dell’s Alienware Alpha will be released in the UK this November with prices starting at 429. Steam still features big in a device Alienware is …

Engine will be free to all registered ID@Xbox developers

Assets and technology for GameMaker: Studio now available in one place

Sony’s PS4 is selling at a significantly faster rate than any previous console in the history of PlayStation. Oh, way, way out in front. Way out in front,” PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan told CVG when asked how PS4’s sales momentum compared to previous machines. It’s significantly ahead of anything …