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Over 2,000 aspiring race car drivers have participated in GT Academy India as the qualifiers reach the halfway mark. Qualifiers have so far taken place in Mumbai and Delhi, with Hyderabad, Delhi and Chennai, as well as online qualifiers via PSN, to follow. The top four times set so far …

Film crews gear up to document recovery of thousands of game cartridges and consoles

Microsoft’s ongoing work with Xbox One’s development tools is NOT helping its machine catch up with the apparently still superior technical performance of PS4, it is now being said. MCV this morning reported on claims from Lorne Lanning, co-founder of Oddworld developer Oddworld Inhabitants, that the gap between Xbox One …

Acclaimed writer heading up new Star Wars title

Upcoming title LEGO The Hobbit will expand to encompass all three of Peter Jackson’s films, a new report claims. The Warner title arrives in the UK on April 11th with content from both the first film An Unexpected Journey and last year’s The Desolation of Smaug. Brick Fanatics, however, reckons …

The latest issue also features Sucker Punch's stunning PS4 game InFamous: Second Son, a look at Finland's booming start-up scene and cloud gaming

Organiser Koelnmesse is hosting its pre-Gamescom 2014 press meet at UKIE’s London office. With informal presentations on market developments and plans for this year’s event on the agenda, the roadshow takes place on Wednesday April 23rd at 2:00pm. "Featuring the business and entertainment areas, GDC Europe and the Gamescom city …

Microsoft’s ongoing work with Xbox One’s development tools is helping its machine catch up with the until now superior technical performance of PS4. That’s according to Oddworld Inhabitants co-founder Lorne Lanning, who told Xbox Achievements that: So I would say, months ago, there was a wider gap. But I don’t …

14 employees have lost their jobs at developer Airtight Games. The studio is currently working on Square Enix title Murdered: Souls Suspect. Its previous games include Quantum Conundrum and Dark Void. "We regret to confirm that we have laid off 14 staff members yesterday afternoon as part of a necessary …

While the effect of Amazon’s new Fire TV on the general gaming market is still to be determined, the device appears to be in direct competition with similarly priced microconsoles. Ouya, for its part, doesn’t appear to be worried about the prospect. Speaking with Games Industry, company CEO Julia Uhrman …