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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

One of the Xbox 360’s last big retail releases will miss its 2013 release date. Developer Lionhead has confirmed that the game will now arrive in February 2014. We’ve been working hard for the past year to bring you the very best Fable Anniversary experience on Xbox 360,” it wrote. …

Rick Gibson assesses the uncomfortable relationship between user-made game videos and copyright

Ubisoft has detailed the many visual additions that will feature in the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Points of interest include the rain effects, which see lighting applied to each individual raindrop, and the work that has gone into animating the oceans. Also highlighted …

Develop looks at a new spatial audio offering from German outfit Iosono

Futuresource Consulting has predicted that PS4 will enjoy a decent sales advantage over Xbox One over the next five years. It reckons that PS4 will have sold 36m units by 2018 with Xbox One having shifted just 30m units – although it expects both machines to fall short of their …