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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. …

Paul Lipson, music and audio director for Microsoft Studios, discusses making music for Xbox and its first-party games

The parent company of distributor Gem has rebranded itself and its subsidiaries. DCC SerCom will now be known as Exertis and as a result Gem has been rebranded as Exertis Gem. Taken as a whole Exertis now partners with 350 technology brands, employs over 1,600 people and supplies 14,000 resellers, …

Mobile hits now available from casual games giant's home computer download store

Some early in-engine footage of crowdfunding mega-success Star Citizen suggests that the game is going to be a graphical treat. The game recently hit $24m raised – money that is clearly helping creator Chris Roberts push the graphical envelope. The video is available in 4K resolution for those with the …

Free mobile devkit now offers UI tools

Both models have new 64-bit A7 chip, retina display