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ChAIR and Epic reveal next in series closely tied to Apple press conferences

The third and final installment in the Infinity Blade series will land next week, launching alongside the iPhone 5S. Chair CEO Donald Mustard revealed, during Apple’s event today in California, that the game will arrive on the App Store on September 18th – just two days before the release of …

iPhone 5s and 5c revealed, and new operating system detailed

iOS 7, the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system, will arrive next week. The upgraded OS will arrive on September 18th, and supports Iphone 4 and up, iPad 2 and up, the iPad mini and the fifth-generation of iPod touch devices. Apple has been beta testing the upcoming OS …

Apple has confirmed rumours surrounding its new iPhone 5 models, revealing both the cost-efficient iPhone 5C and more powerful iPhone 5S. The iPhone 5C has "all the incredible technology of the iPhone 5," Apple’s Phil Schiller stated during today’s event in Cupertino, California. Unlike the rest of the smartphone series, …

Activision has topped the iPad chart with mobile Call of Duty entry, Strike Team. The publisher made no mention of the British-developed Strike Force following its arrival on the iOS app store last week. But the game has certainly made a splash amongst mobile gamers during its first week on …

Update: The Xbox 360 demo is also up now on the Xbox Live IndiaMarketplace. It’s a 1.5 GB download. Original story: The FIFA 14 demo is out now on the Indian PlayStation Store for PS3 and on PC via Origin, but the Xbox 360 demo is still not to be …

Activision has released a video offering decent look at the campaign mode in Call of Duty: Ghosts. Gun battles in space, anyone? Everything is suitably dramatic with lots of explosions… and plenty of appearances from the new Call of Duty dog. Call of Duty: Ghosts is released worldwide on November …