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There is general unrest across the games steaming community this morning following Twitch’s sudden introduction of an audio copyright detecting tech. The decision mirrors similar moves made by YouTube last year – and yes, that’s the YouTube rumoured to be on the verge of a $1bn acquisition of the company. …

A Californian man is suing Sony over allegations that the company mislead the public over Killzone: Shadow Fall’s graphics. Polygon reports that Douglas Ladore is annoyed and/or senses a possible money-making opportunity over the fact that while advertised as running in 1080p, when in multiplayer the game actually outputs at …

Support for the Android portion of PlayStation Mobile is to end, Sony has confirmed. The Verge reports the firm’s cross-platform indie game publishing service for PS Vita and Android platforms will fall by the wayside. Service will continue to operate on PlayStation Certified devices running Android 4.4.2 and below, but …

Microsoft has permanently reduced the price on a quartet of Xbox One releases. Dead Rising 3, Ryse: Son of Rome, Forza Motorsport 5 and Kinect Sports Rivals have all received $10 price drops. The games—all previously retailing for $59.99—are now available for $49.99, effective as of today. Earlier this week, …

A re-release of United Front’s open world action title Sleeping Dogs will launch on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this fall, publisher Square Enix has announced. Dubbed Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition, the $59.99 offering will include the original game along with all of its DLC—an $85 value. Amazon’s PS4 and …

Dare to be Digital 2014 team talks to Develop about working on their entry title Pug Pug Pirates

EA and the Premier League have extended their partnership until the end of the 2018/2019 season. As the league’s Official Sports Technology Partner, EA will among other things now sponsor the new Goal Decision System and the official Fantasy Premier League game. For FIFA 15 it means that all 20 …

Mario Kart 8 will be the recipient of both DLC and a software update later this month. August 27th will see the release of the licensed Mercedes DLC containing three free, oddly real-world cars – the GLA, 300 SL Roadster and 1930’s Silver Arrow. Also on the way via a …

The Dare to be Digital 2014 team talks to Develop about working on their entry title Sagittarius

Real-time facial animation tool upgraded to improve tracking and streamline calibration