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US PS3 owners are being given the chance to sample Battlefield 4 for free. PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to download a trial version of the game on PS3 later today (May 27th). Once downloaded, it will remain available for 20 hours from the moment it is booted up. …

Studio head Nick Button-Brown finally shares what his team at London tech start-up Improbable are working towards, and how it hopes to change gaming forever

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Kickstarter is not declining in popularity, but developers are finding it increasingly difficult to find popular niches, says InXile Entertainment CEO Brian Fargo. Speaking toDigital Spy, he said crowdfunding failures were down to the site doing its job – weeding out the projects that consumers don’t want. "I think the …

A new poll claims that 49 per cent of UK users have become wary of eBay following last week’s news of a security breach. The research, which wasconducted by YouGov for Clearswift, also found that 33 per cent of eBay users have already changed their passwords, with 52 per cent …

But teachers must be well educated in programming to ensure it’s taught effectively, says SAPO GM

Sunday deliveries are to be trialled by the Royal Mail later this year. The recently privatised service has confirmed plans to open around 100 offices on Sunday afternoons some time this summer in a response to increasing demand for goods ordered online. Offices that deal in the highest volumes of …

The neutrality of Amazon has come into question after claims the retailer is pressurising publishers by fiddling with their product listings. The New York Times reports that Amazon is currently in the midst of a contract dispute with book publisher Hachette and has as a result removed pre-order buttons, raised …

Wasteland 2 creator believes crowdfunding site is as popular as ever, but it's becoming harder to to fill gaps in the market

The FIFA World Cup standalone game may not be coming to PS4, Xbox One or PC but some free Brazil-themed content is on the way to those platforms. The FIFA 14 Ultimate Team: World Cup add-on is for the Ultimate Team mode and takes the card-collecting mechanic and applies it …