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Rockstar has released a series of three trailers for Grand Theft Auto 5, each focussing on one of the game’s central characters. The trailer showcases the contrasting lifestyles, personalities and fortunes of Michael, Franklin and Trevor, and also features several of the game’s supporting characters. We’re yet to see any …

Activision has officially announced Call of Duty: Ghosts for PC, PS3, Xbox 360 and next-gen consoles a few days after it was leaked by a couple of retailers. The announcement was supplemented with a short live action teaser trailer, which you can check out below. The Call of Duty-Xbox partnership …

EA Mobile has kicked off its Labour Day celebrations in India and the Asia Pacific region, offering big discounts on several games on the App Store. The sale is underway now and will continue till 5th May, and during this time, EA games for iPhone and iPad are up to …

Remedy has announced Alan Wake has gone past the 2m units sold milestone. The developer called the game a ‘cult classic’ in their updated sales figure reveal to CVG, adding that the franchise still has a future. "We’ve moved over two million copies–that’s including PC," head of franchise development Oskari …

Mobile devices will become the gaming industry’s dominant platform in the next three years, according to analysis firm Juniper Research. Juniper predicts consumers worldwide will spend $3.03bn on mobile games in 2016. The company highlights tablets as the driving force, stating that they’re taking over where dedicated hardware would normally …

2K Games and Firaxis have announced Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol will launch for iOS devices worldwide next week. The World War I dogfighting strategy game will be offered as a free download via Apple’s App Store starting May 9th. All downloads gain access to the British campaign and multiplayer side, …

Activision has finally confirmed the existence of Call of Duty: Ghosts. The game was outed by retailer Tesco last week after a listing (presumably accidentally?) went live on its website. The quality of the included pack shots left little doubt that the game was genuine. All we have for the …

Mind Candy shows off what its children's franchise has achieved with huge infographic

Apple’s original iPhone of 2007 is to become obsolete in June, according to internal info. The documentation, picked up by9to5mac.com, shows the headset manufacturer will classify the original iPhone as ‘obsolete’ everywhere, except the US, from June 11th – this applies to all Apple products that were discontinued more than …

Eve-themed shooter Dust 514 finally has a release date on PS3. The CCP Games title will be available to download for free on May 14th. It will be supported by microtransactions, although its most alluring feature is undoubtedly its integration with PC MMO behemoth EVE Online. Reaching this point has …