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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

Xbox VP Phil Harrison has downplayed the potential rivalry between Xbox and Steam. Last night the global PC download giant announced it will be entering the living room space with a number of machines that will use the new SteamOS software. But Xbox has dismissed the potential new competitor, reiterating …

Industry trade body UKIE said it would like to explore a closer relationship with its counterpart Tiga at its Annual General Meeting today. There have been numerous calls from the industry in the past for a single UK trade organisation to represent developers, and UKIE has now expressed its interest …