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Microsoft is set to introduce prepaid currency cards in India, which will be usable across Xbox Live, Windows 8 and Windows Phone. With Microsoft Points being retired, users are now able to pay for digital purchases via local currency. Once the card is redeemed, the money will be added to …

The new London studio formed by ex-Playfish devs set to take on Clash of Clans

John Earner, Simon Hade and ex Mind Candy CTO Toby Moore form new start-up Space Ape

Only one other game has ever settled on a 98 per cent average on reviews aggregation site Metacritic – can you guess what it is? Yes, it’s Grand Theft Auto IV. And it now looks as if its successor Grand Theft Auto V is on track to join it. Almost …

Tech shifts mean chip is 'finally usable in a console'

Video: Striking two minute video depicts the creation and history of the Infinity Blade

Chipmaker ends two-year search for new financial officer

It could be the biggest release of all time, so has Grand Theft Auto V sent UK retail into a fierce price war? No. The truth is it’s not 2009 anymore and the days of retailers racing to the bottom are distant history. The result is that the cheapest you …

In what is perhaps the first Indian game to be named after a celebrity, Hungama and Gameshastra have just released John Abraham: Drag Racer for iOS and Android. Featuring the name and likeness of actor John Abraham, the game supposedly ‘accentuates John’s passion for speed and his love for bikes’. …

Industry trends and shifts start from the PC, says Valve boss