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The first ever gameplay demonstration of Assassin’s Creed: Unity has been shown off at Microsoft’s E3 2014 presentation. Boasting huge numbers of NPCs and some expansive environments, the game looks to up the scale seen in previous entries – even if on face value it appears to rigidly stick to …

Sequel will feature upgraded drivatar AI

Forza Horizon 2 has been given a September release date. The latest entry in the racing series will be hitting stores on September 30th. That could well mean an October 3rd release for the UK and Europe. This was unveiled by Playground Games’ Ralph Fulton at the Xbox Media Briefing. …

Xbox One owners will once again get their hands on DLC content for Call of Duty before any other platform. Phil Spencer made the announcement on stage at Microsoft’s E3 presentation, which will see the long standing deal between the firm and Activision continue. The first ever gameplay demo for …

Free-to-play title garners 7.5 million downloads

iOS and Android hit Threes is getting an Xbox One release. The hit puzzler is a natural fit for smartphones, so the arrival on Xbox One is certainly a surprise – albeit a very welcome one. The game sees players group matching tiles to form multiples of the number three. …

As sure as night follows day, Konami has dropped the first hint at PES 2015 is on the way. The trailer below gives little away beyond the game’s existence. A full reveal is promised for June 25th. I can’t say certain things about PES 2015, but we are ready to …

Sector contributes more than £1bn to the UK’s Gross Domestic Product

Former EA, Lionhead and Bethesda talent joins Train Simulator firm

A new report from TIGA says that the video games industry contributed 1.02bn to the UK economy in 2013. That’s up from 947m the year before, and resulted in tax revenues of 419m for the Treasury. The total number of people employed by the sector is up too, from 9,224 …