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Slyvain Trottier says PC optimisation does not top the list of priorities given its similarities with next-gen consoles

Computing firm tested numerous prototypes before settling on final design

Customer services branch could become full development studio in future

GAME has more stock of Xbox One available to order tonight, if you’re quick. Go into one of the 300 GAME shops open at midnight and fans can pick up the ‘Epic bundle’, which is the more expensive set filled with accessories and games. That’s not all, as we revealed …

A Nintendo software engineer has claimed that the company is working on an Android-based tablet. Nando Monterazo tweeted that he was "experimenting with a tablet of Nintendo, the system is based on Android, fully modified and unified as a database of the tablet." The tweet was one of several mentioning …

More services have been shut down by struggling retailer Blockbuster. The names of the 72 stores already earmarked for closure were revealed yesterday and now an FAQ from the chain has confirmed a host of other cancellations. The good news is that credit on existing gift cards can still be …

Game Lab Social's Ollie Clarke and Steve Stopps discuss the important factors to consider when founding your studio

Call of Duty: Ghosts has been the best selling retail” game for PS4 in the US since launch, Activision has claimed. "Call of Duty: Ghosts is the No. 1 best-selling game on PS4 in North America at Best Buy, GameStop, Target and Walmart," CEO Eric Hirshberg stated, adding that the …

Publisher Ubisoft is already not at the top of many PC gamers’ Christmas lists and new comments from an Assassin’s Creed producer are unlikely to help. The PC version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag has irked some quarters of the PC fraternity having been accused of a lack of …