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The first project of Bungie’s post-Halo identity looks set for a reveal as early as this Sunday (February 17th). Little is known so far other than Bungie’s rather short message: "So, our game is called Destiny. In a matter of days, we’re going to give you your first glimpse into …

This one is going to rumble on and on. A rep for developer TimeGate Studios has said on the company’s forums that the studio did as much as 50 per cent of the development spanning the entire project. I’m not really sure how much I’m allowed to say here,” the …

Yippee on how the iOS hit gracefully swung to the Windows Store

MCV Awards nominee Sports Interactive has just released its fastest selling Football Manager yet. We ask studio boss Miles Jacobson how the series is bucking the trend at retail… So how has your new Football Manager performed? In a year where the market is down pretty much everywhere, for some …

A new social network built around direct links to retail has launched this week. GamesGrabr is a pinboard-style network where users share content such as videos, links and screenshots about games. Every post or ‘grab’ includes a link to buy, play or download the title in question. Grabs about console …

Last five years of Xbox 360 have been painful to watch, says founding engineer Nat Brown

Administrators Deloitte has announced it will close a further 164 Blockbuster stores. The stores are part of a phased closure and closing down promotions will be run across the shops. 324 Blockbusters stores are now up for closure, leaving around 200 outlets. The remaining stores will remain open while administrators …

Intel Developer Blog: Christoph Jechlitschek offers advice on using HTML5 caching features

Medal of Honor may have been taken out of rotation”, but expect to see more of the series in the future. Last month EA confirmed that the series has been shelved with the intention being to make Battlefield a Call of Duty-rivalling annual series. Yet despite claiming in October that …

Specialist games retailer Intencity is offering a 12% discount on all games priced above Rs 999. The offer covers new and preowned games across all platforms, but doesn’t include peripherals and hardware. Simply apply the code EB8E3F during checkout to avail of the discount, which also applies to games that …