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Ex-Ubisoft employees using real-world photographs to create 3D levels in-game

The founding family of Nintendo will offer up its shares as the platform holder prepares to detail its share buyback scheme tomorrow. Bloomberg reports that the Yamauchi family will sell part of its holdings in the company – estimated to comprise around ten per cent in total – as part …

Dovetail Games execs discuss what studios have to consider when expanding their workforce

The cost of membership to Amazon’s popular Prime service is going up, the retailer has said. The 49.99 per year service offers unlimited free one day delivery on a significant proportion of the retailer’s stock, as well as free access to many of its Kindle digital book titles. However, Amazon …

Any declines suffered by Nintendo will come at a cost for the wider market unless platform holders act. That’s according to UK PlayStation boss Fergal Gara, who told TrustedReviews(as spotted by NintendoLife): "[The decline of Nintendo] could be detrimental to the market, unless people like us raise our game and …

Richard Wilson urges government to redouble efforts in convincing European Commission to authorise tax breaks

Sony will tomorrow (February 4th) release the 1.6 firmware update for PS4, bringing with it support for Sony’s 7.1 Pulse Wireless headset. The platform holder has also announced its 79.99 7.1 Wireless Stereo Headset 2.0 for PS4, which will be released on February 10th. It’s compatible either with PS4 using …

Samsung smartphones are to receive their own dedicated retail presence on the UK High Street. Carphone Warehouse has announced plans to rebrand 60 of its 2,000 stores as dedicated Samsung outlets. These will roll out in the next three months across seven countries including the UK, which is expected to …

Microsoft will soon share its plans for Games With Gold on Xbox One. The service – seen as a direct answer to Sony’s excellent Instant Games Collection on PSN – rewards Xbox Live subscribers with access to a changing selection of free titles. So far it has only been available …

48-hour game jam begins on February 6th