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Venom has signed a PS3 licensing deal with Sony and will unveil new products at E3. Under the new agreement, the UK peripherals specialist is allowed to design and manufacture products for the platform holder’s current home console. Venom is remaining tight-lipped about the products it has in the works …

Independent studio working on free-to-play fighting title for iOS and Android

That’s the Grid 2 Mono Edition, easily the most extravagant special edition we’ve ever seen for game. What do you get for that Rs 1 crore (125,000 GBP), you ask? Here’s what: An actual 170 mph BAC Mono supercar with exclusive Grid 2 livery A day at the BAC factory, …

So tight is the secrecy surrounding Microsoft’s pre-owned ambitions for Xbox One that even GameStop has seemingly been sworn to silence. "Definitely Xbox has said that they do support the trade-in/resale games at retail and that they want to handle communication from this point forward on that,” president Tony Bartel …

Unrest, the new RPG from Jaipur-based Prodactyl Games, has surpassed its Kickstarter funding goal in less than 24 hours. At the time of writing, Unrest has received funding of $5,744 from 334 backers; that’s nearly double the modest $3,000 funding goal. Unrest is an unconventional RPG based in ancient India …

This latest MCV – which is now available to view online – features the new Call of Duty, Xbox One, and Gran Turismo 6. We also profile the top innovators in the indie retail sector as part of our month-long indie special and profile key releases Animal Crossing, Journey Collector’s …

Warner has lifted the lid on a brand new zombie game scheduled for release on next-gen consoles in 2014. Called Dying Light, the game instantly harks back to the parkour-focused gameplay of Mirror’s Edge. It’s being developed by Dead Island studio Techland. Players will by day scavenge the gameworld for …

The Games Media Awards will return this autumn to celebrate journalism in this vibrant sector. And this year a new element will be added to the mix – the Games Media Academy. A new award which aims to discover the games media stars of tomorrow has been introduced for this …

Sound designer-for-hire Joe Brammall, gives you advice on what to be mindful of as a freelancer