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There may be fewer games on shelves from fewer publishers, but the UK boxed games industry will spend 128m on advertising this Q4 – 30m more than last year. The majority of that – 68m – will be spent promoting PS4 and Xbox One hardware and software, despite the fact …

Company president says console giant has to innovate to compete

Executives from eBay, Ford and Nokia in the running to succeed departing CEO

Some say his likeness can be licensed for a big enough fee. Microsoft’s Forza 5 will renew its relationship with BBC’s Top Gear by featuring the ‘digital cousin’ of The Stig. That’s not the only tie-in with the BBC show, however. The Top Gear Test Track will also feature. The …

The Borderlands 2 Game of the Year Edition will be in stores across India starting today on PC and PS3. Xbox 360 misses outonce again. On PS3, the GOTY Edition will retail for just Rs 499, while the PS3 version is priced Rs 1,999. Aside from the base game, the …

Rovio has revealed that the upcoming 3D Angry Birdsmovie will be directed by animation veterans Fergal Reilly and Clay Kaytis. Reilly and Kaytis will be making their directorial debuts on the film, but both have plenty of experience in animated movies. Kaytis worked at Disney for 19 years, serving as …

Hardware will also support chips from Intel and AMD

PC sales worldwide have seen a further decline, falling almost 10 per cent compared to the same period in 2012, as consumers continue to choose tablets, a new report claims. Research firmGartner reportsthat the third quarter of 2013, which is historically a period of growth as students and teachers return …

Want to read Dan Douglas’ award winning article that definitely isn’t called video games saved my life”? You’re in luck. The piece was published on Midnight Resistance in July and last night claimed the second ever Games Writer of the Year prize at the Games Media Awards. All games journalists …

As the charge to support indies continues, Autodesk has unveiled a new Maya package conceived specifically for small teams. Senior marketing manager Greg Castle tells Develop why the new tool matters