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Testronic Labs’ functionality and compliace QA boss Erik Hittenhausen teases his London Games Conference talk. From its inception, the games industry has evolved significantly from simple pixelated figures on blank backgrounds to a vast array of game types played across disparate mediums. Realistic POV gaming to MMOs to social gaming. …

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Sony has filed a number of patents that could indicate a PS4 virtual reality headset is on the way. The patents, which detail an audio system and head mounted display, were first spotted on popular web forum NeoGAF. Highlighted within the audio system patents are methods of alerting players to …

Ahead of his talk at London Games Conference, Vicon’s product manager Phil Elderfield tells MCV about the firm’s new technology and the role facial capture will have during the next-generation of games development So what is your LGC talk about? In the context of the increasing emphasis on story and …

New internal track available at Execution Labs to developers not interested in running a studio

For 5,500 consumers can now buy an altogether different video gaming collectible from UK retail GAME. The chain has teamed up with STA Travel to offer ‘The Epic Gaming Adventure’, a four-week holiday visiting 13 different cities all of which are historically significant to the history of video games. Described …

Sony has announced which digital entertainment apps will be available when the PlayStation 4 launches in America. Joining Sony’s own Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited apps are 11 third-party apps. There are a number of big names here including Amazon, Crackle and Netflix, with more to come in the future. …

Fans of Tiny Tower and the Death Star are in for a treat. Disney has revealed its first shot at a Star Wars game having acquired the intergalactic license earlier this year. Developed by Tiny Tower maker NimbleBit comes Tiny Death Star. Similar to Star Wars’ fellow spin-off of the …

Skylanders fans can now trade-in their old Portals of Power at Smyths Toys. From today customers can swap their old Portals for a 10 voucher that can be used against the Skylanders: Swap Force Starter Pack or any Swap Force figures. Each new addition in the series comes with its …

Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop is being tipped to replace outgoing Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. But the bigger news for gaming is that Elop is apparently considering selling the Xbox business if he is appointed. Bloomberg says the claims come from three people with knowledge [of Elop’s] analysis of the …