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There’s a new graphics card daddy in town. Nvidia has at last lifted the veil of secrecy surrounding the GeForce 780Ti, and what we’ve got is the single fastest GPU in the world today. The Keplar-powered card features 25 per cent more cores than the old 780 – a card …

Level Three to offer scanning, character and facial animation for in-game cinematics

Ubisoft and Square Enix are partnering up to offer their merchandise in each other’s stores. Fans can now purchase both brands’ goodies in the Ubisoft Uplay Shop and the Square Enix Store. The partnership brings the Ubicollectibles series to Square’s store – this includes Assassin’s Creed figurines and Rabid Rabbids …

Voxler Games has detailed Let’s Sing, the first karaoke game to launch on PC. PC fans need no longer be jealous of console gamers, as they too can now look forward to a spot of singing. Launching on December 12th, Let’s Sing is from Voxler Games, the publisher behind fellow …

Updated back-end will help 'viral' developers manage traffic surges, claims VPS provider

Every attending studio will receive Microsoft device ahead of mobile development accelerator programme

Website offers tips, tutorials and support for ARM developers

The rare white Xbox One has been sold for 5,000, GamesAid has announced. The commemorative special edition machine was only made available to Microsoft employees that worked on the console. It features a special Gamertag and the words ‘I Made This’ written on the front of the machine. It also …

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This week’s issue of MCV analyses how the next-gen transition is damaging the sales of the year’s biggest Q4 releases. Sales of Call of Duty, Battlefield and Assassin’s Creed are all down on their predecessors, some by an alarming margin. Retailers tells MCV how the imminent arrivial of the next-generation …