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We’ve had Microsoft and we’ve had EA – now it’s the turn of Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy and Just Dance publisher Ubisoft to grab the limelight and plot its year in gaming. For all the news the very moment it happens head down to our liveblog below from our team …

Ubisoft aims to rival Call Of Duty with Gearbox-built title

New project being built in Canada, Sweden and China

Sequel to the money-spinning sports game underway

EA throws its weight behind the co-op focused action game

After a brainstorming start to the year that has seen it release hit after hit, EA tonight takes to the stage to reveal how it intends to build upon this momentum in the months ahead. For all the news the very moment it happens head down to our liveblog below …

Apple has boosted its iOS online gaming service Game Center with a bunch of new additions. iPhone and iPad owners will be able to purchase and download games directly from Game Center, as well as play turn-based games such as Settlers with others. Users will also be able to discover …

Apple has announced that its fifth iteration of iOS will not require a PC or Mac. The revelation was made during the firm’s WWDC 2011 event, where Apple explained that users will now be able to set up and activate iOS devices independently, according to Engadget. Additionally, syncing will now …

There’s someone getting a monumental telling off tonight. Were it not for a colossal balls up at Xbox.com earlier that resulted in the early reveal of Halo 4, tonight’s press conference would have finished on a majestic whoop-fest. That’s not to say that it didn’t climax pleasingly. Despite being devoid …

Halo 4 has officially been announced – but that’s only the beginning. Microsoft’s E3 press conference ended with a teaser trailer for the new title, showing Master Chief back in action – a surprise reveal that was outed by a leak earlier today. More interestingly, Microsoft’s president of interactive entertainment …