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Low-cost 3D toolkit for entry-level game makers gets its first beta on October 31

New publishing label Marmalade Play has today released an Android racer carrying the Blur name. Blur, lest you forget, was a racer developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Activision on PS3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. Critics were reasonably fond of it, although commercially it was considered a flop. …

The delays to Watch Dogs and DriveClub will not derail the launch of PS4 and Xbox One, UK High Street stores have said. Retailers told MCV that although these delays are disappointing, they have not seen mass cancellations of pre-orders. And they expect both next-gen consoles to be sold out …

2K and Irrational Games has confirmed the release date of the first instalment of BioShock Infinite’s Burial at Sea DLC. Episode 1 will be available to download on November 12th on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. It’ll cost 9.99 on its own or is included with the game’s 15.99 Season …

They are the brightest minds and rising stars in games, retail, publishing, events, marketing PR and journalism. But who are they? MCV profiles the class of 2013, the UK games industry’s 30 under 30.. Ben PestellAge: 29Trade Marketing Manager, SCE UKBen Pestell joined the PlayStation UK team almost a year …

Mobile tech provider aims to give developers a ‘pain-free route to market’ with Marmalade Play

Sony has at the 2013 Brazil Game Show announced a partnership between the Gran Turismo brand and the Ayrton Senna Institute. As revealed by the F1 legend’s sister Viviane Senna, there will be a number of post-launch updates to Gran Turismo 6 that will enable players to trace the roots …

Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard and Zachary ‘Spock’ Quinto are the stars of Microsoft’s global Xbox One TV ad campaign. The short is called ‘Invitation’ and sees Gerrard inviting a fan onto the pitch and Spock inviting a woman… well, we’re not sure, onto the Holodeck or something. Oh no, …

Batman: Arkham Origins was released today, and one of its key developers has admitted that it was at one stage concerned with the project. Although the wider public remains completely oblivious, there has been plenty of noise on forums about the fact that it’s the first Arkham game not be …

Two of Xbox One’s launch titles have just received brand new trailers. The first is Capcom’s 30-second TV ad for Dead Rising 3, which uses popular tune Happy Together by The Turtles, which works very well when contrast with the zombie-carnage seen in the video. The second is for Ubisoft’s …