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The supposedly ‘budget’ debutant in Apple’s iPhone line-up is apparently not selling as well as was hoped. The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has lowered orders for the device from its Asian manufacturing partners, while a handful of telecoms providers have admitted to lukewarm enthusiasm for the 5C from …

Things are becoming pretty heated in the graphics card market (and we’re not just talking about the rumoured temperatures for the R9 290X). Nvidia has sprung its own surprise after AMD’s prolonged period in the spotlight by unveiling the GTX 780Ti which will sit between the GTX 780 GTX Titan …

Speculation suggests Red Dead sequel in the works following hints from Rockstar employee CV

Develop takes a look at Geomerics’ and ARM’s drive for console-quality mobile graphics

Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson has lent his voice to Microsoft’s latest Forza 5 video. As you’re probably aware, Clarkson, May and Hammond will heavily feature in Microsoft’s Xbox One launch title, with the Top Gear track featuring as a playable course and Clarkson voicing elements of the Autovista mode. In …

Activision has released six TV spots for Call of Duty: Ghosts that you can expect to see plenty of in the build up to release. They’re pretty funny, too, depicting folk discussing their online antics from the night before in the game in a host of unsuitable location. They all …

Analyst says new CEO to make more cuts, but expects a swift return to profitability

Grand Theft Auto V has claimed its second successive UK No.1 and its third since release, Gfk Chart-Track has revealed. FIFA 14 manages to hold onto to second place ahead of a brand new entry at No.3 – Activision’s Skylanders Swap Force, although its sales actually fall 35 per cent …

InterWave developer says the game is complete, but the story won't be without more cash

The recently unveiled The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 3DS XL bundle is set to launch in North America, according to an upcoming GameStop advertisement. Kotaku points to a leaked image of the US retailer’s Black Friday promotions, which lists the handheld bundle for $219.99. The bundle was …