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Blitz Games Studios founders form new developer in Leamington Spa

Sony has said that further alterations will be made to PS4 digital game pricing before the console’s official UK launch on Friday (November 29th). EA in particular has come in for some stick for charging 59.99 (previously 62.99) for digital versions of its launch line-up, not least because that’s 5 …

It all comes down to whether you think Angry Birds was popular because it was good, cheap and offered tonnes of content or because people simply couldn’t resist the little birds. If you think it’s the latter, then new kart racing title Angry Birds Go presents the inevitable conclusion of …

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Ubisoft has resumed its winning streak by winning last night’s Xbox 360 MCV Christmas Pub Quiz. The event was held at the Minster Exchange and saw teams from publishers, accessory manufacturers and retailers competing. Ubisoft won with 78 points – seven points ahead of second placers NJ Live. As well …

Plain Vanilla’s smartphone game QuizUp has found itself in the middle of a security storm. TouchArcade reports on findings from games developer Kyle Richter who took a close look at exactly how the game was handling the Facebook data it asks for access to when it first loads up. It …

Costume Quest and Stacking are once again the property of creators Double Fine. The studio has signed an agreement with Nordic Games, which acquired the distribution rights to the pair from THQ earlier this year, that will see both games – along with fellow Double Fine property Psychonauts – released …

Phil Spencer has admitted that microtransactions on Xbox One are still a work in progress. The platform holder has faced criticism over the use of in-app payments in Forza 5. The racing series is no stranger to IAPs (Forza 4 had them) but the general feeling is that more content …

Rights deal leads to partnership for retail release of three titles

Rockstar’s 2004 Grand Theft Auto release San Andreas is heading to mobile devices in December, the studio has announced. The updated version packs newly remastered graphics, an enriched color palette, enhanced character/car models, and more. It will launch on select iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, and Kindle devices – packing both …