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Violent Content Research Act gets attention from major publisher

DICE has released the minimum and recommended PC specs required to play the Frostbite 3-powered Battlefield. Contrary to what many players feared, it isn’t the most demanding game out there, but you will need to free up 30 GB of space on your hard drive. So you may want to …

Kickstarter has welcomed in a new region to its ranks, allowing developers in Canada to create and run campaigns on the crowdfunding site. Canada joins the UK and US as territories that can take advantage of the site’s services. Canadian creators must be a permanent resident in one of the …

Former EA and Zynga executive John Schappert has opened new game development studio, Shiver Entertainment. Venture Beatreports that the new Miami-based studio will be financially backed by publisher Nexon and focus on PC, tablet, and mobile free-to-play offerings. "I’ve had the luxury of working for some great companies and great …

NBC will reportedly keep G4 up and running as a television network, despite leaving it for dead earlier this year. Kotakurelays a report from The Hollywod Reporter that claims NBC will no longer turn G4 into the new Esquire channel as originally planned, instead rebranding the Style channel as the …

Electronic Arts has appointed BioWare Austin’s Matthew Bromberg as group general manager of its BioWare label. Venture Beatreports on the appointment, which fills the leadership void left when BioWare co-founders Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschukannounced their retirementa year ago this month. Bromberg served as Major League Gaming’s CEO and president …

Frag-nation is set to conduct the largest League of Legends online tournament in India this month, with prizes worth Rs 1 lakh up for grabs. Season 1 of the Logitech G Championship Series gets underway on 13th September and is open to participants from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. All …

New Canada-based team working on survival simulation to hit Kickstarter September 18th

Rayman Origins, Persona 4, Dead or Alive 5 Plus and Final Fantasy X and X-2 HD Remastered are among the Vita games confirmed to be compatible with PS Vita TV. Others included in the SCEJ list (spotted by Polygon) include God Eater 2, Ragnarok Odyssey, Earth Defense Force 3 and …

Just Dance has now sold over 5m units in the UK, says Ubisoft. The firm revealed the stat ahead of the launch of the next Just Dance title – Just Dance 2014. The multi-platform hit has generated most of its sales from Nintendo Wii. Nintendo’s home console business has struggled …