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How Azure helped a five-person indie to rewrite the rules of MMOs

Epic Games' Ray Davis, general manager for UE, talks us through the improvements to the high-end engine

The cutting edge of virtual reality tech and game design discussed at Develop's An Audience With

Evolution Studios has detailed exactly what gamers will get in the free version of DriveClub that will be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers. The PS Plus Edition of the game will be available on the same day as the full release," game director Paul Rustchynsky said on the PlayStation Blog. …

A Premium Wii U with two games for 200 is exactly what Nintendo should be talking about. And that’s what is available right now from Tesco for those who use a (likely limited time) discount code. Tesco Direct is offering the Mario Kart 8 Premium Wii U bundle for 219.99. …

More than 100 indie games in the works for PS4 and Vita

With a decent line-up of exclusive games both already available and on the way, it’s perhaps no surprise, of course. But Xbox boss Phil Spencer has stressed once again that the development, publishing and availability of exclusive games on Xbox One is an actively pursued strategy at Microsoft. Exclusive games …

Phil Spencer has said that the virtual reality revolution may indeed finally be upon us. Furthermore, speaking to Forbes the Xbox boss confirmed that Microsoft has been toying with the tech for some time, although any official announcement sounds way off. Virtual reality is a really interesting area, especially for …

343 Industries' job listing calls for talented devs to "shape the future of the Halo franchise"

Sequel to best-selling PlayStation indie game will be released on Wii U later this year