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UK shoppers can from today officially get their hands on the Google Chromecast. It works by plugging into the HDMI slot in your HD TV and streaming video content from either a PC running Chrome or an Android or iOS device. It doesn’t ship with a remote and is instead …

Virtual reality is coming to PS4. Sony at GDC overnight revealed its much-rumoured virtual reality headset, which for the time being is codenamed Project Morpheus. The unit, which works with PS4, displays in 1080p, has a 90-degree field of view and boasts full 360 degree head tracking. It uses the …

The developer of Dark Souls has at last responded to concerns about the visuals offered by the game’s retail release. Consumers last week launched a campaign aimed at both developer From Software and publisher Namco Bandai, alleging that the graphics on offer in the shipped retail version of the game …

GDC 2014: PlayStation lifts the lid off worst kept secret – virtual reality for PS4

GDC 2014: Execution Labs’ Jason Della Rocca says impact of games tax relief is overstated

The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red is working on a multiplatform mobile title to launch later this year, according to a new report. Eurogamer points to an internal report by the Polish studio, which reveals it is working with an external partner” on the unannouned game. "It’s a multiplatform mobile …