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Former PlayStation Europe boss Chris Deering last night fronted the official unveiling of a new games retail service at GDC. It’s called GameSessions and it hopes to place cards into retail that consumers purchase to acquire rental rights for PC titles. These physical cards allow retailers to benefit from the …

Electronic Arts will publish a Titanfall sequel that will likely see release on both Xbox One and PS4, according to multiple reports. GameSpot reports on EA scoring the publishing deal, while Polygon’s sources have added the juicy bit that the IP will no longer be a Microsoft exclusive – the …

Epic Games has announced major changes to Unreal Engine’s business model, allowing developers to forgo the one-time licensing fee and instead offering a monthly subscription service. Epic CEO Tim Sweeny announced the news yesterday – explaining that under the new model, developers pay $19 a month and 5 per cent …

A pair of Assassin’s Creed titles are in development for release later this year, according to a new report accompanied by a leaked batch of alleged screenshots. Kotaku’s report cities a number of sources,” including one anonymous individual that provided multiple screenshots of what’s been internally titled Assassin’s Creed: Unity. …

GDC 2014: Engine used to bring Towerfall: Ascension to Sony's new-gen console

GDC 2014: Fully integrated solutions now also available for PS3 and Vita

GDC 2014: Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney says even Minecraft players should benefit from the firm’s game-making tech

GDC 2014: Development platform now available to all developers for $19 a month plus five per cent royalties

Hit headset gaming brand Turtle Beach has signed a fresh distribution deal with Exertis Gem. The distributor, which also handles Take-Two, Xbox and Ubisoft, says it is the only company where indie stores can purchase Turtle Beach stock. The latest products in the Turtle Range included official Xbox One controllers …

GDC 2014: Massive Entertainment’s Rodrigo Cortes discussed the philosophy behind the studio’s internal game engine