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It’s looking increasingly likely that Rockstar will lift the lid on Grand Theft Auto V at E3 in June. Ripten has spotted a fresh casting call listing which mentions a character by the name of James Pedeaston. The site says the character has previously featured as a radio star in …

Amazon.co.uk is hosting a webinar to talk indie games retailers through the steps necessary to set up an account and start listing items on its online store. The webinar takes place on Wednesday, March 30th at 10am and will cover the following: – Overview of the ‘Sell on Amazon’ process– …

BrainPack 2011 combines XaitMap, XaitMove and XaitControl for â?¬6,000

When GAME’s UK MD Martyn Gibbs spoke at BAFTA last week, half the people in the room was aware of what he was unveiling, the other half were not. This September, GAME will host its long-in-the-works first consumer show. GameFest takes place at Birmingham’s NEC, with the expo running from …

New consumer loyalty program PlayStation Rewards will not launch in the US next month as planned and may possibly never see the light of day. The scheme, which was announced for the American market last year, had been designed to reward PS3 owners for a range of activities including playing …

Firm says the feature was 'not nearly as comprehensive as it needed to be'

Just days after introducing its new individual developer ratings, reviews aggregation site Metacritic has pulled the plug on the service. It does, however, intend to reinstate it in the future. "Although our credits database is growing, as our users’ feedback has indicated, it is a work in progress and is …

As if the increasing tensions between Apple and console rivals like Nintendo and Sony wasn’t enough, the iPhone and Mac platform holder has just upped the stakes. Apple has announced that its annual Worldwide Developers Conference will run from June 6th to June 10th in Moscone West, San Francisco. This …

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference to run concurrently with E3

Midlands based outfit calls for pedigree talent as triple-A project gathers pace