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EA will air itslatest trailer for Battlefield 4 at tonight’s MCV Awards. The new Battlefield is due out later this year and promises to continue the success of 2011’s top-selling Battlefield 3. The 60 seconds trailer, also used for the game’s TV spot, features content from the 17-minute gameplay reveal …

Middlesbrough studio aims to release sandbox adventure on iOS and Android

Nimrod offers advice on how to avoid licensing pitfalls to get the music rights you desire

Former Team Bondi staff laid off at KMM as work stops on upcoming thriller

Sony will use May’s Champions League final to kickstart its PS4 marketing drive. PS4 Daily reports that SCEE has booked a slot during the May 25th event, which will be aired on ITV. Sony is already an existing Champions League sponsor having penned a deal reportedly worth $40m. The Champions …

Tech and development firms join forces to demo Project Shield

The team formerly responsible for LA Noire who were now over at KMM are reportedly out of the job. KMM was working on a detective thriller set in 1936 entitled ‘Whore of the Orient’, which was likely to use Depth Analysis again for some incredible and high quality acted visuals. …

Star Trek: The Video Game, the upcoming co-op shooter featuring iconic characters Kirk and Spock, will be released in India this month by Reliance Home Video and Games. The cover-based shooter is being developed by Digital Extremes (The Darkness 2) and features an original story by BAFTA Award-winning writer Marianne …

Studio loses Section 8 IP in appeal as court reverses decision

Women in Games teams up with youth organisation to encourage future female devs