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Far Cry 4 is already in development, at least according to the game’s supposed composer. VG247 reports on a since-edited Lost in the Multiplex interview, in which television and film composer Cliff Martinez states he is working on a video game called Far Cry 4.” Martinez’s video game track record …

Dust 514 developer CCP Games has hired EA’s former free-to-play specialist, Jean-Charles Gaudechon. Games Industry reports Gaudechon will assume an executive producer role for the microtransaction-driven FPS. He joins CCP Shanghai, and will report to senior VP of product development Sean Decker –another former EA free-to-play executive. Gaudechon previously served …

Crytek adjusting ‘female skins’ by cultural taste to make online shooter more attractive

Executive producer joins Shangahi studio to drive development on Dust 514

Mojo, the upcoming Android console form peripherals specialist MadCatz, has been given an eye-watering 219.99 RRP. That doesn’t compare favourably with the higher-profile Ouya, which can currently be had for just 99.99. MadCatz is trying to differentiate its device by allowing it to run vanilla Android, meaning players will be …

The US arm of Sony is now taking pre-orders for its upcoming wireless 3D head-mounted display. Priced at $999, the HMZ-T3W includes two OLED screens and 7.1 surround sound. It has HDMI input for use with consoles, PCs, tablets and smartphones. This newest version of the device is lighter than …

'It is very important that the industry remains as joined up as possible to help each other through practical and other issues that face the UK’s games companies,' says Jo Twist

We’ve booked the host. The room. The food. The drink. And we’ve done the table plan. But there are four tickets left for the Games Media Awards. This Thursday night the winners of the journalist-voted Games Media Awards will be announced, and there’s a few places left for games industry …

The attempt to crowdfund a return for the James Pond IP has been scrapped. The project, fronted by one of the game’s original devs Chris Sorrell, was Kickstarted last month by rights holder Gameware Europe. However, with just 11 days to go it had raised just 16,000 of its 100,000 …

Another triple-A title has revealed some pretty hefty requirements for PC gamers. Although not in the same league as the frankly astronomical CPU needs named in the Watch Dogs spec sheet, Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts specs certainly contain a couple of notable highlights. The Minimum specs require a comparatively …