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Square Enix has confirmed work is already underway on a follow-up to this year’s best-selling game Tomb Raider. The project has been hinted at before, but has now been confirmed by Square Enix’s European and American CEO Phil Rogers in an official blog post. "I am excited to reveal that …

Cloud technology on the Xbox One can increase AI processing power by up to 600 per cent, claims the studio manager of Forza 5 developer Turn 10. Speaking toOXM, Alan Hartman said developers were able to free up more of the console’s hardware for graphics and audio processing, and offload …

Tech enables developers to free up hardware processing space for graphics and audio

There was a time when you’d have been forgiven for thinking Halo had passed its peak. The Xbox super-brand, which made Microsoft a global player in games, never got that oft-mooted Hollywood movie. Neither Halo: ODST (2009) or Halo: Reach (2010) managed to top the sales of Halo 3 (2007). …

Hardware giant Nvidia will stage more events in a bid to win over UK gamers. It follows the firm’s recent event at Currys/PC World Gaming Bunker, which it held in collaboration with Ubisoft and Deep Silver. Gamers were able to attend and play Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Metro: Last Light and …

The Xbox 360 version of World of Tanks will be a free-to-play experience the console industry has never seen before, says developer Wargaming. The firm announced its plans to bring the smash hit PC title to Xbox 360 at E3 in June. And Wargaming’s senior product marketing manager Pat Alvardo …

Soccer life simulator Lords of Football will come to retail, says the game’s developer Geniaware. The firm launched the game as a digital download back in April, and has already started releasing DLC to improve quality. The simulator – which has been described as a cross between The Sims and …

The fastest man in the world is now available as a premium purchase in one of smartphone’s biggest games. Eurogamer reports that none other than Usain Bolt himself can now be purchased in Temple Run 2. There’s no buying him with virtual currency, however. The blocky recreation of the Jamaican …

But revenues on iOS more than double those from Android

Spoiler: They’re not. Retailer Toys R Us recently went live with supposed release dates for both Sony’s PS4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One. It reckons Sony’s machine will arrive in the UK on Friday December 13th while Microsoft’s console will be with us on Tuesday November 29th. Now, this is of …