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Need for Speed is heading to next-gen consoles in the form of Need for Speed Rivals. The title has been developed by EA’s newest studio, Gothenburg-based Ghost Games. In Rivals, players race as either a cop or racer with different aims for each. Racers aim to capture their dramatic escapes …

Kinect 2 will be able to employ certain DRM measures depending on what it observes in the living room. That’s the conclusion suggested by a patent filed by Microsoft, and corroborated by sources talking to MCV in the weeks leading up to this week’s Xbox One reveal. ExtremeTech reports that …

Codemasters has announced a new SKU for racer Grid 2 – and we guarantee you it’s not what you expected. The GAME-exclusive Grid 2 Mono Edition comes with a number of extras. As well as the copy of the game it also includes a real racing helmet, race suit, boots …

Newspaper advert lists release of new console as this year

More than 80 artist set to attend celebration of video game culture

Rockstar has revealed information on both the special edition and collector’s edition of GTA V. Consumers that order the GTA V Special Edition will receive a copy of the game inside an exclusive double-sided SteelBook case featuring new character artwork. The special edition will also include exclusive in-game elements special …

Sales of the Wii U have rocketed on Amazon.co.uk in the days following Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal. As spotted by Nintendo Life, last night the Wii U Premium machine had climbed from 243rd in the retailer’s ‘Movers and Shakers’ list to 50th, with sales increasing 386 per cent. At the …

A Sony ad for the PS4 in today’s issue of Metro confirms a 2013 release for the machine. The ad, pictured by Future’s James Jarvis, carries a simple Coming 2013” line at the bottom. Until now all signs had pointed to Sony being very, very keen on getting the console …

Popular game engine will now support open source mobile platform

World of Tanks developer gives back to projects it depends on