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GTA V multiplayer economy 'balanced for the vast majority of players who will not buy extra cash'

That Xbox One will arrive in the UK a week before PS4 does not give it an advantage, Sony has said. Xbox One will launch worldwide on November 22nd whereas PS4 won’t hit the UK until November 29th. Well, would you rather have seven days or sixteen months?” Sony UK …

The in-game economy of Grand Theft Auto Online has been designed for those who won’t pay out on the included microtransactions. That’s according to Rockstar, which has moved to reassure players who were perturbed by yesterday’s news that users will be able to buy in-game currency using real-life cash. You …

A bundle including a PS4 console, two DualShock 4 controllers, Killzone Shadow Fall and a PlayStation Camera is coming to the UK. That’s according to Eurogamer, which says the bundle will retail for €499 in Europe. That converts to just under 430 which, as if you needed reminding, is the …

£250,000 pool to be divided between ten up-and-coming studios

'The continuing promotion by search engines of illegal content on the internet is unacceptable'

Grand Theft Auto Online is liable to suffer from various tech issues in its formative days, creator Rockstar has warned. The GTA Online component of GTA V will be activated via a free download next Tuesday (October 1st). The first couple of weeks we expect to be heavily focused on …

'More about artistic judgement, and much less about coders' says Geomerics

The attacking potency of forward players in FIFA 14 is likely to be toned down in a future update to the game. EA says that it has noted from feedback from players of the demo who claimed that it was too easy to score from crosses, corners and finesse shots. …

Next-gen consoles have potential, but engineers are taking a careful view on the topic