A new Grand Theft Auto set in London wouldn’t really be a GTA game at all, Rockstar’s Dan Houser has argued. 1999’s Grand Theft Auto: London was the second release in the series and the possibility of the franchise making a return to the UK has been a subject of …
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Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has paid tribute to his predecessor Hiroshi Yamauchi. Yamauchi passed away yesterday morning in a Kyoto hospital after a battle with pneumonia. In a statement released by Iwata, the platform holder’s current boss vowed to stay true to the values that saw Yamauchi make Nintendo the …
Read More »PS4: December Asia release could be bad news for Sony India
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 4 will release in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and South Korea in December, and with no Indian release date yet, this could be bad news for Sony India. The December release window for Asia will surely put pressure on Sony India to release the …
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PS4 users will be able to control some elements of the console using gestures and voice. The news, Engadget reports, comes from the Tokyo Game Show. It is understood that Sony’s PlayStation Eye was at one stage a compulsory element of the console that was to be bundled with the …
Read More »Artillery unveils triple-A HTML5 browser tech
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A group of industry veterans from Telltale’s The Walking Dead and Klei Entertainment’s Mark of the Ninja teams have founded new indie development studio, Campo Santo. Co-founders include former Telltale designer and writer Sean Vanaman, creative director and designer Jake Rodkin, along with Mark of the Ninja lead designer Nels …
Read More »42% of Xbox Live users watch 30 hours of video each month
Nearly half of all Xbox Live subscribers average an hour a day or more watching video content, Microsoft has revealed. According to a report by VG247, Microsoft’s COO Kevin Turner revealed that 42 per cent of Xbox Live users watch 30 hours of movie and television content monthly. Turner added …
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[Industry news] XDS 2026 Insights Report is now live
The 2026 XDS Insights Report examines how external development partnerships are evolving as they become a core part of modern production pipelines. Based on input from 250+ industry professionals, the report shows an ecosystem moving beyond delivery risk and into a new phase shaped by coordination, governance, and long-term collaboration.
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