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Xbox director determined to empower independent developers with next-gen programme

Composers and developers up in arms for automatic copyright claims made on their behalf to YouTube content

Sony announced today that it would sell Dualshock 4 controllers for the PS4 at Rs 4,990 in India, and the Sony India website has now been updated to reveal that the controllers will be available in three colours. Aside from the standard black colour, the PS4 controller will also be …

Disney has announced its latest Star Wars game – a free-to-play space combat title by the name of Attack Squadrons. The title sees players duking it out in battles with up to 16 players. There are three modes of play: Free For All, Team Dogfight and Base Defense. Gamers can …

DayZ has had rather impressive sales in its first day on Steam. The ultra-realistic zombie title sold 172, 500 copies in its first 24 hours, and saw142,403 players online. This figure was announced by game developer Bohemia’s CEO Mark Spanel via his own blog. In its first 12 hours, the …

Remedy plans to raise the bar for storytelling in games, and Oskari Hakkinen tells Develop how the studio is taking cues from TV, film and its own past to develop a new experience with Xbox One game Quantum Break

With Sony finally making things official today, we can now summarise the complete price list for the PS4 in India along with the games and peripherals that will be available at launch. Hardware PlayStation 4 console (500 GB, includes one Dualshock 4 controller): Rs 39,990 Peripherals Dualshock 4 controller: Rs …

The PlayStation 4 is off to roaring start in France. According to French video game website GameKult, Sony’s new console has sold 100,000 units since it launched on November 29th. The Xbox One, however, has sold less than half that figure. Both are still being outsold by the Wii U, …

'The Art of Games' exhibition adds two new titles to collection

After pricing Warner Bros PS4 games at Rs 2,499, E-xpress has now revealed prices for its Ubisoft and 2K PS4 launch titles. Like the Warner Bros games, 2K and Ubisoft PS4 games are also priced lower than first-party PS4 games, which will sell for Rs 3,999. Assassin’s Creed 4: Black …