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Microsoft has revealed a number of new details about Xbox One, including a significant upgrade to avatars. Chief Xbox One platform architect Marc Whitten told IGN that the company is upgrading Xbox Live avatars to allow for full-body HD gamerpics. In fact, the old 64×64 gamerpics are being ditched altogether …

Zattikka has entered administration after struggling to pay off its debts. Last month the firm revealed it was struggling to meet a loan payment of 275,000 to developer Hattrick, and was given a deadline of August 2nd to make the payment. As a result of some subsequent the sales the …

654.12m. That amazingly high figure is the number of consoles that Nintendo has sold in the last 30 years. That number breaks down into two parts, GoNintendo reports. Firstly, Nintendo has sold 268.97m home consoles – that includes sales of the NES (Famicom), SNES (Super Famicom), N64, GameCube, Wii and …

London-based publisher sells Sneaky Games and Concept Art House

EA’s second-screen experience for battlefield 4 won’t be available to players on Xbox 360 or PS3. Speaking to Engadget, Battlelog’s assistant producer Jesper Nielsen said that the reason is the web-based tech powering the project. "When we set out to build [Battlelog in Battlefield 4], our biggest goal from the …

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar was originally approached by developer Big Ant Studios to endorse and star in its upcoming cricket gameDon Bradman Cricket 14. HES’ Ashes Cricket 2013 rival was announced earlier today. Posting on thePlanetCricket forums, Big Ant Studios CEO Ross Symons said: For ‘personalities’ sometimes you just …

Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar was originally approached by developer Big Ant Studios to endorse and star in its upcoming cricket game, which was today unveiled as Don Bradman Cricket 14. Posting on the PlanetCricket forums, Big Ant Studios CEO Ross Symons said, For "personalities" sometimes you just know someone, …

Games distributor E-xpress Interactive will conduct Interact 2013, its annual trade event, in Mumbai tomorrow. Interact 2013 will showcase E-xpress’ upcoming game releases for 2013-14, featuring titles from Square Enix, Warner Bros, Sega, Take-Two Interactive, Bethesda, Namco Bandai and Ubisoft. The annual event attracts trade representatives from across India, and …

Jules Williams, consumer retail analyst at Kantar Worldpanel, discusses the annual summer slowdown in games sales and the opportunities for growth… Summer is well and truly upon us, with most of the UK basking in the first welcome rays of sunshine. The games industry, meanwhile, is prepared to sit beneath …

Lee Perry on why designers use shared experiences and existing games to convey their ideas