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Fighting title EA Sports UFC is coming to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on June 20th. And what’s more, martial arts legend Bruce Lee is to make an appearance in the upcoming game. The father of mixed martial arts” will be available as a pre-order incentive, but can also be …

John Broomhall discusses the challenges of creating triple-A audio for MMOs with Jagex’s head of audio Stephen Lord

Rumours claim web giant in discussions with select developers to create apps and games for living room device

FIFA 14 has taken the No.1 spot in the UK Chart-Track Top 40 for the eleventh time. Only four other titles have managed this before – Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, Wii Fit, Zumba Fitness and FIFA: Road To World Cup 98. The game’s success means Bethesda’s The Elder …

Media giant IGN is the latest big name to sign up for this year’s MCV awards. The firm is sponsoring the New Game Brand award. Those in the running for the award include DayZ, Disney Infinity, Injustice: Gods Among Us, Rust, Starbound and The Last of Us. "IGN prides itself …

Kristoffer Von Hassel given four games, $50 and year-long subscription for discovering vulnerability

Spectacle marks upcoming 30th anniversary of hit game

Culture Minister Ed Vaizey says UKIE deserves credit for securing tax breaks for UK games developers. The MP’s comments came in response to a question about a press release from rival trade body TIGA, which took credit for securing the tax breaks. Tax relief for UK games developers were confirmed …

Sci-fi drama Humans to debut on Channel 4 and Xbox next year. Kudos, the studio behind Broadchurch, The Hour, Utopia and The Tunnel, is producing eight hour-long episodes of the series, which is based on the original Swedish series Real Humans. It will air on Channel 4 in the UK …

How Starbreeze weaved an epic story with its critically-acclaimed title