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Retail giant makes push into games market with set-top box that can also stream films and TV shows

After unveiling the new Fire TV, Amazon has detailed it will also be making its own games for the device. Sev Zero is new label Amazon Studios’ first game built for the Fire TV and is a Halo-style first-person shooter, which also mixes in tower defence elements and multiplayer components. …

Amazon has revealed its long-rumoured ‘console’ – the video streaming FireTV. The gadget boasts a quad-core processor and 2GB of RAM and is powered by Android. It will feature video content from Amazon’s own Instant Video service, as well as YouTube and Netflix among others. As predicted by MCV, streaming …

Battlefield 4 developer DICE has admitted that it’s still not satisfied with the online performance of its multiplayer shooter. We wanted to provide a quick update on the issues with Battlefield 4 ‘rubber-banding’ some players on certain platforms experienced during matches with 64-players,” it said on the game’s blog. Looking …

A rare voice of dissent has risen from the crowds to question the notion that virtual reality is the future of computing. Hardcore gamers love new technologies and experiences and are willing to do almost anything to get them so that’s a good market for Oculus,” Xbox business co-founder Ed …

Indian indie studio Frolicode has announced its first title, Hoopla Gems, for iOS and Android. Hoopla Gems is a block-based puzzle game, where the player must clear out as many blocks as possible by choosing the right colour option. Frolicode is a three-member studio headed by Siddharth Singh, who left …

Nintendo’s 3DS is back in front in Japan. The latest sales data from Famitsu shows that Nintendo’s 3DS XL (or LL as it is known in Japan) shifted 47,692 units last week – that’s 47 per cent up on the previous week. Vita, despite seeing a slight jump in sales …

After the release of Pahelika: Secret Legends HD last month, Ironcode Gaming is now set to release its sequel for iOS this month. Pahelika: Revelations, which was earlier released on PC, will be available across iOS devices. Like Secret Legends, Revelations is an adventure-puzzle game set in a fantasy world. …

A number of Xbox One owners who have previously signed up to the console’s preview program in the UK now have access to OneGuide. The feature allows owners to access a live TV guide directly through Xbox One – that played a big part in Microsoft’s pre-launch marketing for the …

Rude ministers, increasing competition from Canada and a clueless government: TIGA founder Fred Hasson reveals the origins of the UK's fight for video games tax credits