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Fresh evidence suggests that Microsoft is indeed planning to release some sort of head-mounted display for Xbox One. A patent called ‘Multiplayer gaming with head-mounted display’ has been spotted by Engadget. The tech combines facial recognition, eye-tracking and depth analysis along with voice recognition and activation. Much of the patent …

Studios need to invest in tools to make developers more efficient

Develop takes a look at a 4D surface capture service that's improving facial performance in games

Call opens for nominations of UK charities deserving games industry's support

Former Google exec Gary Briggs to lead firm's marketing operations for developers and users

The first footage of EA’s Battlefield 4 running on Ultra settings on PC has been released online. As it’s powered by the Frostbite 3 engine, Battlefield 4 will comfortably scale across all platforms. As such, the PC’s Ultra settings will be above and beyond what prospective PS4 and Xbox One …

Publisher changes its tune on new business model

Members of games industry charity GamesAid are now able to nominate charities for possible support in 2013. Nominations should be reserved for small UK charities focused on children and young adults with a turnover of no more than 5m and with no more than 30 per cent of turnover being …

The Xbox 360 Edition of Minecraft has claimed its second successive No.1 in the UK. It’s a largely inactive week in the UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40, with the only significant mover being Ubisoft’s movie tie-in The Smurfs 2 which climbs 20 places to No.5 in its third …

Lawsuit claims 'unjust enrichment' over sale of 172 million shares to Kotick's investor group