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Cloud gaming specialist OnLive has relaunched itself with two major new business models that it believes will finally win over gamers. The firm’s new management team have added two new services, the first of which is called CloudLift. The concept is that gamers – for 9.99 a month – can …

OnLive has revealed its new-look management team ahead of the service’s re-launch today. Mark Jung leads the hires as executive chairman. Jung is the former co-founder and CEO of IGN and was also CEO of VUDU. He also led the sale of IGN to NewsCorp. Elsewhere, Carrie Holder joins as …

Continuing our series of round-ups for Game Connection’s Selected Projects finalists, we look at the tablet and handheld games

UK games stores should push digital games as much as physical ones, says Sony. The platform holder has been active in supporting digital games on the High Street with various point card solutions for specialists and indie retailers. We are looking for retailers to support each piece of content as …

Licensing firms have already rushed to back Watch Dogs – even before the game has launched. Gamers can already order Watch Dogs books, t-shirts, scarves, caps and hoodies. It’s great to have a game as highly anticipated as Watch Dogs out this year and observe the number of licensed deals …

Electronic giant Dixons hopes to become a major player in smartphones via a proposed merger with Carphone Warehouse. The firm is already a major player in other electrical goods and one insider told MCV that should the deal go through, Dixons would consider turning its guns on gaming. Dixons is …

Halo’s AI sidekick to be Microsoft’s answer to Siri

Electronics and games retailer RadioShack has announced significant US store closures. The news follows a 20 per cent sales decline in the last quarter and the company’s eighth straight quarterly loss. Net losses tripled in the period to $191.4m. The closures equate to around 1,100 stores (20 per cent of …

Coffee Stain Studios’ deliciously bizarre Goat Simulator has now got a release date. The game will be released on April 1st – and yes, we realise that’s April Fools’ Day. The PC-only game will offer Steam Workshop support so players can make their own goats, missions, levels and more” although …

Rocksteady Studios will return to the helm of the Batman series this year with the release of Batman: Arkham Knight. Arkham Knight will be series creator Rocksteady’s final Arkham title, and the iconic Batmobile will be at the core of the new game, including Riddler’s challengers. The game will take …