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EA has revealed early details of the Battlefield 4 pre-order packs. The shooter, which launches this year, will come with a Premium Expansion Pack for consumers who pre-order the title. Meanwhile, those who pre-order the PC download version of the game from EA’s Origin Store will receive the Expansion Pack, …

Intel Developer Blog: Softtalkblog looks at what developers can learn from making the way we interact with devices more natural

The UK games market made 13.4m last week. That’s a rise of 19 per cent over the week before, but it’s still a relatively low figure. The games market has struggled for momentum since the start of the year. All data is courtesy of UKIE/GfK Chart-Track. In total 506,625 games …

Dylan Cuthbert feels Miyamoto removed the 'cool' from the original concept

UK peripherals specialist Gioteck wants to become one of the best-known brands in accessories. The firm’s high-end products are some of the best-selling third-party peripherals on the market, but Gioteck remains largely unknown. We are the most successful unheard of brand in the UK games market,” Gioteck’s GM Alan Jones …

Mobile advocate Ben Cousins has questioned how long the home console experience can last in the face of increasing uptake of mobile devices. Speaking to Bloomberg, the former EA exec supported evidence that showed an increasing migration of developers away from consoles to mobile platforms. It’s anarchy out there, and …

This is the year of eSports in the UK, says event specialist Multiplay. The iSeries organiser claims the widespread popularity of games has raised the profile of professional gaming, and that consumers are turning to eSports titles as new releases dry up at retail. Gaming in general is now more …

The No.1 selling game on the European PlayStation Network is Tomb Raider. The game has been No.1 since it launched on March 5th. With PSN allowing day-and-date releases of physical games on its digital store, its chart is often filled with retail games. And that’s certainly the case this week, …

Minecraft is the No.1 UK Xbox Live Arcade game for the ninth week on the trot. It’s been No.1 since we started printing our exclusive XBLA charts back in February. The game has withheld stiff competition from free-to-play game Happy Wars, plus a string of price discounts in recent weeks. …

Advocate of mobile development is doubtful of next-gen consoles