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Sky is committed to putting its content on Xbox, but has now ruled out selling its hardware. Earlier today we reported on industry rumours that Microsoft had plans to sell Xbox Ones with Sky subscriptions – which in theory would help it sell the next-gen console at a reduced initial …

PC and indie games expo Rezzed returns later this month, with a string of major Ubisoft titles set to appear. Splinter Cell: Blacklist, The Mighty Quest For Epic Loot, Might & Magic: Duel of Champions, Trials Evolution Gold and Ghost Recon Online will be available on the show floor. Ubisoft …

Climax senior technical designer Claire Blackshaw looks at how developers can take advantage of the PS4's unique web and social features

There are just hours left – well, around 97.5 at the time of writing – until E3 2013 kicks off. Nintendo might be skipping its chance to take to the stage and Ouya might have based itself in an LA car park, but both Sony and Microsoft are preparing to …

Developer Ubisoft Montreal is confident Watch Dogs can stand-out from Grand Theft Auto V. The ambitious new IP from Ubisoft is an open-world action game that has similiarities to the GTA series, at least in appearance. The game arrives two months after GTA V hits shelves, but speaking in an …

Multiplayer-centric title to make extensive use of cloud technology

UK grocer Tesco has announced it is "scaling back" on consumer electronics as it focuses more on food, clothing and health and beauty products. It’s also providing less space in stores to other non-food categories like toys, stationery and home products such as gardening, DIY and car accessory goods. "We’re …

It may be behind one of the biggest game franchises of all time, but Bungie insists it still needs to prove itself. At E3 next week the Halo developer is demoing its new FPS, Destiny, live at the PlayStation press conference. And the studio’s senior writer Eric Osborne says that …

Titanfall. That’s the name of the game being secretly developed by Respawn Entertainment. Respawn, lest you forget, was started by Jason West and Vince Zampella after the Infinity Ward founders were booted from their studio by now-owners Activision. One of their first acts after establishing Respawn was announcing an exclusivity …

Blizzard’s console port of its hit PC dungeon crawler Diablo III has finally been dated. The game will be released on PS3 on September 3rd. The surprise move is that it will also hit Xbox 360 on the same day. Diablo III was released on PC in May 2012 and …