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I mean, of course it’s being worked on, right? But if it’s being worked on, then where the hell is it? Etcetera etcetera. On what side of the fence you fall will completely dictate whether the following does or does not qualify as news. Nonetheless, here it is regardless: Former …

Develop delves into Futuremark's tech and its ambition to provide open and accountable benchmark testing

One of Nintendo’s less successful IPs could very well be on track for a Wii U resurrection. Patents unearthed by NeoGAF look very much like Wii U Music and show how a player can assume the role of several musicians within a composition. Specifically the documents outline a method via …

Former-SCE boss says PlayStation 4 and its networked services could see it surpass the financial peak of its ancestor

16 teams have already signed up to next month's event – Don't miss out

After a wait of nearly two years, Watch Dogs is very nearly with us. Having missed the next-gen launches of both PS4 and Xbox One last November, Ubisoft’s open-world hackfest will at last arrive on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and PC next Tuesday (May 27th). A Wii U …

OneSky on the benefits of translating mobile games for numerous markets

Global games retailer GameStop has seen sales and earnings have shot up after an expectation-hitting Q1. Total global sales for the quarter ended May 3rd climbed seven per cent to $2bn with like-for-like store sales jumping 5.8 per cent. Net earnings grew 24.5 per cent to $68m The retailer said …

Automation has been heralded as one of the greatest leaps forward in QA, but is it really all it’s cracked up to be?

Digital may be the industry’s biggest market, but consumers still prefer to buy games in a box. Analysts Kantar WorldPanel revealed that two-thirds (72 per cent) of consumers are buying boxed products only. It follows estimates from Screen Digest, which showed that digital games last year generated more revenue than …