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Ubisoft’s leaked Watch Dogs PC specification requirements have raised some eyebrows. The specs, spotted by NeoGaf before they were hauled off uPlay, dictate amongst other things that the game will require a 64-bit version of Windows. That, in itself, is not a huge shock and was perhaps expected in the …

Controversial American football title Gridiron Thunder is no longer an Ouya exclusive. Following its apparent decision to voluntarily withdraw from Ouya’s much lamented Free the Games Fund initiative, developer MogoTXT has delayed the game by a month and announced that it will now be multi-platform. Because we recently chose not …

Studio says it is working 'around the clock' to fix issues in GTA V multiplayer

Xbox One locks away around ten per cent of its GPU power from developers… for now. Microsoft technician Andrew Goossen says that the resources are dedicated to system processing such as Kinect and the system’s multitasking snap mode. But in the future these resources will be opened up to developers. …

Moshi Monsters creator Mind Candy saw revenues climb by 62 per cent in 2012 to 47m. Profit for the period was flat at 10m. The Financial Times reports that the success was thanks to the company’s many licensing deals. User numbers for the site also grew from 55m to 70m, …

Reports persisted last night from gamers claiming that they are still unable to access Grand Theft Auto Online. Rockstar confesses that a variety of technical difficulties have made it difficult to get access and that the experience has been a bit less than smooth for many of you who jumped …

Android-powered microconsole will hit more store shelves this month

Maxis general manager Lucy Bradshaw has been promoted to senior vice president at Electronic Arts. Game Informer points to a SEC filing revealing the change as part of EA’s recent executive shuffle. Bradshaw was at the forefront of SimCity launch debacle, frequently updating players as to the status of the …

Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida admits that there’s no question” smartphones have badly hurt” handheld sales. In an interview with Games Industry, Yoshida also concedes the installed base of the PS Vita versus Nintendo’s 3DS – specifically in Japan – has also played a big role in making the …

Monster Hunter 4 has come out on top again on Media Create charts, as sales for the game have ballooned past 2.4m. Gematsu reports Capcom’s 3DS title moved more than 213k units during the past week. While the game may have fallen off its incredible pace, the game still sold …