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The next entry in the epic Angry Birds franchise will be a kart racing game called Angry Birds Go. Details beyond that remain unknown, although it has been confirmed that Red Bull will be associated with the title to some extent. We’ve been playing around with a bunch of different …

Publisher exec says firm will continue to develop titles that do not require an internet connection

Outspoken EA COO Peter Moore has moved to clarify statements he recently made about free-to-play and online games. Moore, as reported by MCV yesterday, recently stated that: The ability for you to be able to interact with [major EA] franchises on a free-to-play basis is going to be part and …

The highly regarded Nexus 4 Android smartphone has had its price cut in the UK. Google has chopped 80 off both the 16GB and 8GB versions of the handset, meaning they can be had for just 199 and 159 respectively. Unlike many smartphone deals, these prices are for users to …

Quality of visuals will advance further as developers get to grips with new hardware

It seems that the reincarnation of Final Fantasy XIV has proved a big success – although it has come at a cost. Square Enix has announced that it has halted digital sales of the game as it attempts to get to grip with the high server traffic that has resulted …

UK video games retailer GAME has stopped accepting pre-orders for the Day One Edition of the Xbox One. Unfortunately, we have now reached our limit for Xbox One Day One Edition console pre-orders,” an update on GAME’s website reads. The standard edition console is still available to order, although we …

Whoops. Sony has put its foot in it for a second time surrounding Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V. The Sony UK Twitter account last night sent certain quarters of the video games fandom into convulsions when it name-dropped Grand Theft Auto V… on PS4. Of course, more level-headed observers realised …

Telltale's story of love, sacrifice, and zombies could be microconsole's biggest release

Deadline for Main Conference proposals is this Thursday