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GallantCloud's Paul Rayment discusses how the early stages of the Microsoft Ventures UK Accelerator Programme have gone so far

Ubisoft has delayed Watch Dogs, once its most anticipated games of the year and one of the more promising next-gen launch titles. The game was initially set for a 22nd November release for current and next-gen consoles and PC, but has now been pushed back to a vague spring 2014 …

One of the biggest games of the next-generation will not be out this year. Watch Dogs was due out on November 22nd, and was a major launch title for Xbox One and PS4. But the firm has had to delay the title until Spring 2014 as the title requires ‘extra …

Release date for all platforms moved to spring 2014 as publisher continues development

With a dark cloud of uncertainty hanging over it, Blackberry has released an open letter in which it has tried to reassure the world that everything will be fine. You can continue to count on BlackBerry,” it insists. How do we know? We have substantial cash on hand and a …

King to bring its match-three mega hit to Amazon's tablet this week

There are just over three weeks to nominate your rising stars for this popular annual feature

Forget PS4 and Xbox One, one of the biggest marketing campaigns of Christmas will be for a current-gen game. Warner Bros has revealed a huge advertising push behind its new Batman title – Arkham Origins. It includes a blockbuster TV campaign, events, drinks promotions with Kick, plus heavyweight online, digital …

But game development framework will not be free on Sony’s next-gen console

Assassin’s Creed has now sold over 6.6m units in the UK, Ubisoft has told MCV. The publisher revealed the figures ahead of next month’s launch of the latest instalment in the franchise – Black Flag. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag is the sixth entry in the series and Ubisoft is …