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A replica Assassin’s Creed Gauntlet will be offered in the US exclusively through GameStop. Kotaku got some hands-on time with the Edward Kenway’s Hidden Blade Gauntlet, which is made by collectibles specialist McFarlane. As seen in the game series, the device straps to a user’s wrist and produces a hidden …

King's Donna Black discusses the company's rapidly growing empire

A lot of people got very exciting earlier when MCV reported that FIFA 14 on Xbox One is up for pre-order for 90 on Amazon. The same article also pointed out that Xbox One pre-orders are currently priced at 599. Now, in no way was this article saying that MCV …

Jagex's Jim Sweatman offers advice on how to land a job in designing games

Takeyasu Sawaki scoops up rights to develop prequel and sequel to 2011 title

'Microsoft has been focused elsewhere up until now,' says Double Fine boss

I recently labelled a specific element of Xbox One a PR gaffe. Certainly, to not answer the biggest questions some have had about the new Xbox since the start of the year is a mistake. Reacting with silence – or rubbishing reports as ‘inaccurate and incomplete’, as Microsoft did to …

Some have labelled it as a dinosaur from a bygone era, but all signs point to a strong appetite for E3 from the core games industry this year. And with big announcements for both the PS4 and Xbox One anticipated, E3 2013 could be one of the most notable for …

PS4 may be a multimedia device, but Sony is keen to highlight that gaming remains very much at the forefront of its offer. "The most important thing we need to do is agree and understand that the PS4 is a great video game console that appeals to video gamers," Sony …

Develop's sister brand calls on the best of mobile development for coming awards show