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CCP plans to support free-to-play FPS with new content and features 'for years to come'

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog on why it is important to make your app cross-platform

Is it an outrageous statement to say that vast swathes of the games industry have already written Vita off? After a terrible start Vita sales have stabilised and it has certainly grown into a great platform with an increasingly impressive range of software. But can it ever hope to be …

Gaijin Entertainment’s military vehicle MMO War Thunder has been given a ‘holiday 2013′ release date. War Thunder has already enjoyed success on PC but hopes to attract a brand new audience by moving onto both the new era of home consoles but also onto the familiar and friendly Dual Shock …

PlayStation Home developer set to release new avatar-based platform Avakin

Our series of profiles of leading games service and creative firms continues with Aardvark Swift. Aardvark Swift Recruitment Sector:RecruitmentYear Established:1989Number of employees:15Address:Unit 16, Nightingale Court, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, UKPhone:01709 834777 Key contacts:Ian Goodall, MD –ian@aswift.comDanny Johnson, Senior Consultant – danny@aswift.comSimon Hope, Senior Consultant – simon@aswift.com Website:www.aswift.comEmail:ian@aswift.comTwitter:@AardvarkSwiftFacebook:Click hereLinkedIn:Click here As the …

Graphics card manufacturer AMD has at last revealed the Radeon HD 8000 series of GPUs… but it’s likely not what many consumers were expecting. Gamers had been hoping for a new line of desktop cards to rival the upcoming GTX 700 series from Nvidia. Instead, the HD 8000 series is …

A brand new office is being opened in LA specifically to work on Star Wars titles. It comes as a result of EA’s decision to acquire the Star Wars licence from Disney. The Wall Street Journal reports that the new outfit will be run by Battlefield creators DICE, but won’t …

New US office expected to employ up to 60 staff by the end of the year

GenAudio's Michel Henein explains the distinction 3D audio and 'real' 3D audio