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There has been a sharp increase in the amount of malware hiding in apps on the Google Play Store, according to a new report. TechSpot reports that online security services company RiskIQ says that the total number of malicious apps has nearly quadrupled from 11,000 in 2011 to 42,000 in …

Sony has at long last launched the PS4 in its homeland of Japan. The 39,980 (234) machine officially arrives on February 22nd – which, as time buffs out there will realise, is in just a few moments (15:00GMT Feb 19th). The three-month wait was an unprecedented delays for a PlayStation …

UK developer Jagex has confirmed that Sam Forrest is its new VP of communications. Forrest joined the studio as PR director in August 2012. This new role sees him take charge of Jagex’s entire PR, video production, video marketing and events operations. The past 18 months have seen the PR …

Despite the perceived decline in the PC games market, graphics cards shipments were up two per cent in Q4 2013. That’s according to Jon Peddie Research, which says that Nvidia saw an annual 3.4 per cent GPU unit sales increase with Intel climbing 5.1 per cent. Fudzilla reports, the news …

Develop caught up with the outfit’s technical director Andy Esser to find out what makes its forthcoming game engine stand out from the crowd

The cost of Amazon Prime membership is getting a significant increase. Having previously warned that such a move was in the offing, cost of Prime membership will on February 26th increase from 49 to 79. However, customers are going to be getting a big extra for the money – Prime …

Angry Birds creators Rovio says it is crucial that parents are made aware of the costs in free-to-play games. The firm’s comments come after an OFT investigation, which found that developers and platform holders must ensure users – particularly parents and children – are made aware of in-game costs. Rovio …

Console giant has 'deliberately taken its time to tweak and polish the headset before revealing it'

A game like Dark Souls has no right to be talked about in the same breath as Skyrim. An incredibly difficult Japanese RPG sounds as niche as it gets, yet Namco Bandai’s series has become a hit. The spiritual successor to PS3 favourite Demons Souls, Dark Souls launched in 2011 …

The Nintendo Pokemon X and Pokemon Y Battle Tournament 2014 has been officially announced. It kicks off on March 1st and takes place at a number of UK shopping centres – beginning in Birmingham’s Bullring and at GAME Brighton. The winners of both Expert (13 years and over) and Junior …