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A new Xbox One exclusive from a notable Japanese developer will soon be unveiled, Microsoft’s Phil Spencer has revealed. IGN translates Spencer’s interview with Famitsu during GDC 2014, which provided some insight into Microsoft’s plans for Xbox One in Japan. Spencer states that the company is putting together special announcements …

Last week’s Game Developers Conference in San Francisco saw more than 24,000 attendees, conference organizer UBM Tech Game Network has announced. GDC 2013 brought in more than 23,000 individuals last year, so the figure is a new record. The origins of the event date back over 25 years to the …

This month has seen both next-gen consoles finally get their hands on a big exclusive, but what do the arrivals of Titanfall and InFamous: Second Son reveal? Well, we know that InFamous helped PS4 hardware sales jump by 106 per cent week-on-week. Titanfall, meanwhile, helped Xbox One to a 96 …

The release of InFamous: Second Son has given PS4 hardware sales a big jump in the UK. MCV has been told by a trusted retail source that sales of PS4 consoles jumped 106 per cent last week as exclusive title InFamous: Second Son debuted on Sony’s machine, jumping straight to …

Kicking off a week of special features looking at games development in Scotland, we find out why the nation attracts so much talent

More than 24,000 industry professionals were in San Francisco last week for leading conference

As well as not ushering in tax breaks, last week’s Budget may have brought with it another bad piece of gaming news. As reported by The Guardian, the Chancellor also revealed plans to close a VAT loophole that was allowing the likes of Steam, Apple and Amazon to sell their …

Job listing for senior software engineer hints at focus on "avid video games players" and Amazon's "future games teams"

Roll7’s skating title OlliOlli has been confirmed for some additional platforms. As well as the PC release first mentioned last month, the game is also heading to PS4, PS3, Mac and Linux some time this summer. We already have a first playable up and running on the PS4,” Roll7 director …

The BBC has released its collection of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games on Steam. All five adventures – City of the Daleks, Blood of Cybermen, TARDIS, Shadows of the Vashta Nerada and The Gunpowder Plot – can currently be had on Valve’s service for 13.49, although that’s ten per cent …