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A child in America has been diagnosed as allergic to Apple’s first-gen iPad. Areportin the American Journal of Paediatrics has suggested that the Nickel in the iPad caused an eleven-year-old to suffer persistent and severe rashes. It explained how dermatologists sought out Nickel around the child’s environment after discovering he …

GameStop has claimed that over 70 per cent of the Season passes Ubisoft sells for its games are sold on the High Street. Furthermore, 14 per cent of those who have bought Watch Dogs have also paid for a Season Pass whereas the attach rate amongst GameStop customers is 30 …

It’s fair to say that survival horror had slipped out of the mainstream. The genre’s big series – Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Dead Space – have all opted for a more action-focused experience. Since Resident Evil 4, survival horror has swapped scares and a feeling of vulnerability for mobility …

Steve Ince takes on new role after two years at organisation

Studio to link investors and studios, providing production, distribution and mentoring support to new teams

David Goldfarb already working on new project

EA has appointed Bing founder Ken Moss as its new chief technology officer. He will lead the organisation and strategy for EA’s Digital Platform and Information Technology divisions.He replaces former CTO Rajat Taneka, who left the publisher last year to join Visa. Moss most recently worked at eBay, where he …

Xbox One owners will soon be able to pre-order titles via the Xbox Live marketplace. That’s according to Sunset Overdrive developer Insomniac, which in an episode of Sunset TV – as spotted by Joystiq – has said: If you pre-order the game digitally, you will get the Day One Edition …

Ken Moss replaces Rajat Taneka

World Cup Golden Ball winner Lionel Messi has unsurprisingly been named as the global cover star of FIFA 15. He’ll likely be joined in the UK by a couple of others who are yet to be named. We’d vote for Rickie Lambert and Emile Heskey, although arguably Wayne Rooney is …