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Microsoft has revealed a new piece of fitness software that will be free for Xbox Live Gold members. Xbox Fitness is an Xbox One title that builds upon the many fitness games released for Kinect over the last few years. It features a number of names that will apparently be …

Nine UK game developers and publishers have won seats on the UKIE board following recent elections. Elected board members include Remode CEO Ella Romanos, Four Door Lemon MD Simon Barratt and Mediatonic’s Geoff Heath. Sega’s John Clark, Microsoft’s Jonathan Grimes, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment’s Spencer Crossley, Mastertronic’s Andy Payne, Activision …

Hundreds of GAME stores opened their doors last night as FIFA 14 was finally released in the UK. Fulham midfielder Scott Parker and West Ham’s Jack Collison were present at GAME Hayes and GAME Thurrock respectively, signing copies of the game, showing off their mad footy skills and taking on …

Nine game devs and execs named on board as total membership hits 185

One of the biggest releases of the year arrived at midnight last night, but retail is again playing it safe with its pricing for FIFA 14. Much as we saw with Grand Theft Auto V earlier this month, no-one has gone super-low on the game, with the UK’s supermarkets roughly …

New tech measures motion-to-photons latency at any point in the game pipeline

Publisher reaches settlement with student athletes in likeness legal battle

New venture led by Epic and Irrational Games vet Rod Fergusson

Open-source toolkit provides social features and leaderboard backend for iOS and Android

Conference looks to explore narrative, education and more at next year's summits