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The UK’s mobile operators have announced their price plans for Apple’s new entry-level iPhone 5C. As always, there’s a vast array of options that see you paying anything from nothing to 600 up front as well as the monthly payment plan. EE is offering the 16GB version of the phone …

Just seven days left to save money on free-to-play event in London

Controversial Ouya title Gridiron Thunder will be released on September 30th, its developer has claimed. Gridiron was one of two games hoping to secure Ouya’s Free The Games Fund cash that attracted suspicion after allegations of improper conduct. The other, Elementary My Dear Holmes, saw its Kickstarter campaign suspended. The …

Sony has calmed fears that the recently announced PS Vita TV will not be launched in the West. Much of the game press latched onto a comment made by PlayStation CEO Andrew House in an interview with TechOn in which he stated that Sony is planning to sell the PS …

Hollywood director JJ Abrams believes that the poor quality of April’s Star Trek video game was detrimental to the success of movie Star Trek Into Darkness. The game has a Metacritic average of just 42 per cent on Xbox 360, receiving harsh criticism from reviewers. The last game, which was …

There will now be almost 2,000 stores opening on Monday night to herald the launch of Grand Theft Auto V. It could well be the biggest game of the year, in fact, the team over at GAME think it might be the biggest game launch of all time. And retailers …

Next-gen Gran Turismo 7 about two years away, says creator

Developer hopes to keep talent in the Leamington Spa area, following Blitz closure

PS3 racer Gran Turismo 6 is due out on December 6th. And it’s about 80 per cent completed. Should that be a cause for concern, considering Polyphony’s less than stellar track record in hitting release dates? The basic components are already complete, so overall I’d have to say about 80 …

King's sensationally popular game heads to mobile messenger based SNS Kakao Talk platform