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Film and TV business model offers composers a 'steady income'

Apple will tonight reveal the next iteration of the market-changing iPhone. It all kicks off at 6pm tonight UK time and the safe money is on the confirmation of two new units – the upgraded iPhone 5S and the new budget-priced iPhone 5C. The 5S, if rumours are to be …

Update:Grand Theft Auto 5distributor E-xpress Interactive has told MCV that it has not announced a price hike for the standard edition of Grand Theft Auto 5, adding that support from Rockstar Games has helped keep the Indian price unchanged. So, theGrand Theft Auto 5 standard edition will remain at Rs …

Launch platforms have at last been confirmed for Ubisoft’s intriguing RPG Child of Light. The game, which is being developed by Far Cry 3 director Patrick Plourde using the Rayman Legends engine, will be released in 2014 on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC. The game …

US retailer GameStop has said that Activision’s Call of Duty: Ghosts could still prove to be 2013’s biggest game. "Call of Duty is an entertainment juggernaut and cultural phenomenon. We are excited for the upcoming release of the new installment of this blockbuster franchise, Call of Duty: Ghosts," the retailer’s …

Former Vita exclusive Assassin’s Creed Liberation is to receive an HD re-release on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game will be a digital-only release and feature some new missions as well as an improved tutorial system, some combat upgrades as well as improved animations and cutscenes. There have been …

New studio comes out of hiding to reveal partnership with Nexon

PS Vita title Assassin’s Creed 3: Liberation is making its way to bigger screens in 2014. Developed by Ubisoft’s Romanian studio, Liberation released alongside Assassin’s Creed 3 last year, and features the series’ first female protagonist Aveline de Grandpr. Aveline will also be making her way into Assassin’s Creed IV: …

Kristoffer Touborg joins League of Legends developer's Dublin office

Violent Content Research Act gets attention from major publisher