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A monthly subscription will be needed to access Sky Go on games consoles in the near future. That’s according to a report from Digital Spy which claims that Sky is to revamp and rebrand the service as Sky Go Extra on July 29th, bringing with a 5 per month access …

Number of studios increased from 448 to 620 in 2013

2K Games has confirmed that the successor to Civilization Revolution will not be released on consoles. Civilization Revolution 2 will instead be released for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch on July 2nd, with an Android release to follow at a later date. Civilization Revolution 2 is the first Civilization game …

'It's got great content coming that will help define the platform,' says Reggie Fils-Aime

The differences between Forza Horizon 2 on Xbox One and 360 will stretch beyond simply the visuals. Playground Games is developing the Xbox One title with UK studio Sumo Digital handling Xbox 360 duties. "It’s based in the same world, it’s based on the same themes," creative director Ralph Fulton …

Oscar Clark analyses whether developers should give up control to engage users

Develop asks how AI is developing on new consoles and PC, and where it can go from here

Newcomers to League of Legends creator Riot Games are being offered up to $25,000 to quit their jobs. A new company scheme called Queue Dodge means that any new employee who has been at the studio for less than 60 days can now walk away from their jobs with no …

Bungie says that it feels ‘reborn’ after the success of its Destiny alpha on PS4 last week. The short gameplay taster was made available to a select number of PS4 owners who applied for access, resulting in nearly 6.5m games played. Putting our Alpha out there lit a new kind …

Insomniac has confirmed that gamers will be able to play as a female in Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive. And furthermore, the developer has had a little dig at Ubisoft in the process, which of course came under heavy fire for the exclusion of female characters in Assassin’s Creed: Unity …