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In news that should surprise not a single living soul, Grand Theft Auto Online is struggling to cope with the colossal demand being put on it by eager gamers. Just as Rockstar warned would be the case just last week, the internet is awash with reports of failed login attempts, …

Microsoft’s interactive entertainment boss has once again downplayed the perceived tech advantage PS4 has over Xbox One. Every platform I’ve ever been involved in somebody has said ‘oh, this has got more gigaflops or more teraflops than the other one,’ and at the end of the day it never really …

Future Publishing has announced that Zillah Byng-Maddick will become its new chief financial officer next month. She replaces the outgoing Graham Harding, who is leaving to pursue other career opportunities” after 13 years with the company, and will join Future on November 1st. Byng-Maddick joins from Trader Media Group where …

It’s now just over a week until we find out who the press have voted for as the winners of the Games Media Awards 2013. Just a handful of trade tickets are left for the October 10th event returns to Vinopolis in London. 350 people, with 200 media amongst them, …

Negativity towards the free-to-play model has led Namco Bandai to opt against discussing the payment structure it will use in free-to-play title Ace Combat Infinity. Kotaku last week claimed that the game would use ‘fuel’ as currency, asking players to either pay out for more to power their craft or …

Games companies are among the sectors who can from today bid for a share of a sizable training funds pot. Creative Skillset’s Challenge Fund is now open and accepting bids from games, film, TV, animation and VFX firms. Successful applicants will receive support with their training funding for the next …

Ubisoft has announced that the PC version of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag won’t release alongside the Xbox 360 and PS3 SKUs. Instead, it will hit retail on November 22nd – that’s the same day that the game will be released on Xbox One, PS4 and Wii U. And yes, …

Nintendo has released a 700MB firmware patch for Wii U that introduces a particularly interesting bit of functionality. Users are now able to play Wii games via Wii Mode on their Wii U GamePad. Cool, right? But there’s a quite considerable catch – Wii software displayed on the Wii U …

Simulator games are pretty fashionable at the moment, and the new trailer for Train Simulator 2014 intends to make the most of the current popularity. It features an evocative voiceover by Sean Bean, a taster of which can be read below: We have a place where time is our own. …

UPDATE:GTA Online is now live on Xbox 360. It is expected to go live on PS3 at any moment. ORIGINAL STORY: Rockstar reckons Grand Theft Auto Online will go live and 12pm today UK time. The game will be made available to owners of Grand Theft Auto V via what …