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BioWare’s Mass Effect series has always tried to remain gender neutral – with equal options for both male and female characters and no discrimination regarding sexual relationships. However, one area in which this has not occurred is with the game’s cover, which has always starred the default male version of …

It was Fathers’ Day yesterday. It’s the one day of the year when dads across the world are in theory given licence to ignore their endless list of chores for 24 hours and put their feet up. Unless you’re an American. If you’re from the good ol’ US of A …

Nintendo of America has extended its offer for buyers of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D to claim a free soundtrack for the game. Eurogamer reports that thanks to what the platform holder calls "strong demand and technical issues", Nintendo has now extended the deal to guarantee the …

Developer denies it has the hardware, but keeps quiet about 'next Xbox game project'

Just three years after it hit retail Codemasters has shut down the online servers for Race Driver: Grid. The move only relates to the PS3 and PC versions of the title. The Xbox 360 servers will continue to operate as normal. "After three years of service, 2008’s Race Driver: GRID’s …

Crytek has denied claims that it is currently developing titles for Microsoft’s next Xbox console. Earlier this week, a high ranking” source said that the developer is working on Timesplitters 4 for the new machine, that it will use DirectX 11 will, and that Microsoft will unveil the console at …

EA owned developer DICE has named a few of the compromises it has had to make to get the visually spectacular Battlefield 3 running on PS3 and Xbox 360. The Battlefield blog reports that both console versions will have a resolution of 720p and run at 30 frames per second. …

The case between Activision and ex-Infinity Ward members Vince Zampella and Jason West is expected to go to trial. The latest development in the lawsuit – which was first filed in March 2010 – came when a Los Angeles Superior Court judge ruled that there are facts to support the …

Scale and density of warzones the priority, studio says

Sony has again stated that it has no immediate plans for the launch of a console successor to PS4. "PlayStation 3 is really just hitting its stride," SCEA CEO Jack Tretton told Forbes. "And technologically, I don’t think it’s possible to provide any advancement beyond what we have. "What we’ve …