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Grand Theft Auto V is out a month on Saturday and Rockstar is stoking up the excitement with a new travelogue for the game. Entitled Visit Los Santos & Blaine Country, the interactive travelogue offers details on a host of the game world’s facets – cars and customisation, the economy, …

2K and Ubisoft also add to the session line-up

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog invites you to submit app ideas to win prizes

CEO Don Mattrick reshuffles his new house to improve its decisiveness

Modular system for online games available as 'hd Backend'

The CEO of indie developer InXile has claimed that Microsoft has completely reversed its approach to indies on Xbox One in the space of just 90 days. Microsoft last month reversed its policy on Xbox One indie games by deciding it would allow independent developers to self-publish digital titles on …

The US arm of retailer GameStop has ramped up the price of hard-to-find Wii title Xenoblade Chronicles. Pre-owned copies of the RPG are currently available for an eye-watering $90. GameStop regularly receives feedback from our PowerUp members regarding old titles they would us like to bring back, such as vintage …

Yancey Strickler asks those with crowdfunded projects to consider the risks of offering extra incentives to backers

The long-rumoured PC version of Grand Theft Auto V has been mentioned by none other than Nvidia. Videogamer reports that Nvidia’s senior director of investor relations Chris Evenden told investors in a conference call last week that: "The PC market is evolving as entry level laptops face pressure from tablets. …

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Testronic Labs. Testronic Laboratories Sector:Localisation, QA and TestingYear Established:1998Number of employees: 400+Address:Lyon House, 160-166 Borough High Street, London, SE1 1LBPhone:020 7042 1700 Key contacts:Becky Walker, Director of Games Business Development – becky.walker@testroniclabs.comCharles Goodall, Business Development Executive – …