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Sony has dropped a big hint that a PlayStation 4 reveal could be less than three weeks away. A trailer on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel carries the date, which comes at the end of a montage involving the traditional PlayStation icons. There is also a dedicated webpage counting down to …

DirectX 'no longer evolving as a technology'

Exhibitors that book their place at this year’s Gamescom will save 15 per cent – but only before February 15th. The organisers of the trade and consumer show have confirmed the early booking period ends in two weeks time, after which exhibition spaces will return to full price. "Favourable conditions" …

Trade body backs creator of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee on the importance of computer science

FPS pulled 'out of rotation'

Duncan Jones, the director of Moon and Source Code, has signed up to direct the big screen live-action adaptation of Blizzard Entertainment’s World of Warcraft. Warcraft has a script by K-PAX and Blood Diamond screenwriter Charles Leavitt whilst Charles Roven, producer of the Dark Knight trilogy, takes on producing duties …

Rockstar has confirmed a surprise release date for Grand Theft Auto V. The game will be released on September 17th, far later than the previously announced spring release date. The date applies only to the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions. Rockstar itself has apologised for the slip, which it says …

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Codemasters has confirmed that the eagerly awaited follow-up to acclaimed 2008 release Race Driver: Grid will arrive on May 31st. Grid 2 will be published for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and will challenge players with races set around the world. It will also incorporate Codemasters’ online network RaceNet, which …

Around 60 staff at HMV have just been told that they have lost their jobs. The news comes from HMV’s head of technology and games Ewan Pinder, who is amongst the casualties. The last two years at HMV have been a blast,” he said on Twitter. Now to the future!! …