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EA has said that The Sims 4 will now be released on PC in autumn 2014. The publisher has already made a point of stressing in no uncertain terms that its single play portions will be playable entirely offline – a decision no doubt resulting from the publisher’s tricky experiences …

Maxis’s city-building sim is being adopted into US classrooms, and aims to teach child about pollution and its knock-on effects

There are already a host of gameplay recording options open to PC owners, but Nvidia is bringing its own offering to the table. It’s called ShadowPlay and it will be introduced as part of Nvidia’s GeForce Experience software suite on October 28th. Users can activate it using a keyboard toggle, …

Monster Warlord and Dark Avenger help mobile publisher to attract audiences in Thailand and Vietnam

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Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at making Android apps for Intel architecture

GAME has been named as the exclusive stockist of the Titanfall Collector’s Edition in the UK. The SKU, which comes in at a not insignificant 249.99, includes an 18-inch ‘hand crafted’ LED-lit Titan figure. Also in the box is a ‘full-size’ hard cover 190-page art book and a schematics poster. …

Having told many gamers earlier this week that their PS4 pre-orders had been cancelled, Target has now made amends. MCV reported on Monday that Target had told customers who had pre-ordered either the DriveClub or Watch Dogs PS4 bundles that they were no longer guaranteed their consoles. However, the retailer …

Platform holder study finds 48 per cent of app makers first opened doors in the last five years

The boss of EA’s mobile business has delivered a scathing verdict on its casual gaming rival Zynga. Speaking to The New York Times, head of mobile development Frank Gibeau said of the company: Zynga blew it. They’re not a mobile business. We’re six or seven times their size in mobile. …