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The veil has finally been lifted on AMD’s Radeon R9 290X graphics card. It carries a price of around 450 in the UK. The cheapest MCV has seen so far is either the HIS Boost or Gigabyte variants, which can be had for around 440. On the other end of …

The creator of the Resident Evil series has downplayed the PS4’s supposed power advantage over Xbox One. TheSixthAxis reports that Shinji Mikami told Edge that there’s no real difference between them”, adding: We only need one console. Why do I have to make two versions of a game? And when …

At least, that seems to be what a new article from The Daily Mail is implying. Carrying the headline CCTV shows dramatic moment ‘model pupil’, 15, held up bank workers at gunpoint in Grand Theft Auto-style robbery” the story goes on to highlight among its six-bulletpoint strap that: Judge said …

EA has said that The Sims 4 will now be released on PC in autumn 2014. The publisher has already made a point of stressing in no uncertain terms that its single play portions will be playable entirely offline – a decision no doubt resulting from the publisher’s tricky experiences …

There are already a host of gameplay recording options open to PC owners, but Nvidia is bringing its own offering to the table. It’s called ShadowPlay and it will be introduced as part of Nvidia’s GeForce Experience software suite on October 28th. Users can activate it using a keyboard toggle, …

GAME has been named as the exclusive stockist of the Titanfall Collector’s Edition in the UK. The SKU, which comes in at a not insignificant 249.99, includes an 18-inch ‘hand crafted’ LED-lit Titan figure. Also in the box is a ‘full-size’ hard cover 190-page art book and a schematics poster. …

Having told many gamers earlier this week that their PS4 pre-orders had been cancelled, Target has now made amends. MCV reported on Monday that Target had told customers who had pre-ordered either the DriveClub or Watch Dogs PS4 bundles that they were no longer guaranteed their consoles. However, the retailer …

The boss of EA’s mobile business has delivered a scathing verdict on its casual gaming rival Zynga. Speaking to The New York Times, head of mobile development Frank Gibeau said of the company: Zynga blew it. They’re not a mobile business. We’re six or seven times their size in mobile. …

The parent company of distributor Gem has rebranded itself and its subsidiaries. DCC SerCom will now be known as Exertis and as a result Gem has been rebranded as Exertis Gem. Taken as a whole Exertis now partners with 350 technology brands, employs over 1,600 people and supplies 14,000 resellers, …

Some early in-engine footage of crowdfunding mega-success Star Citizen suggests that the game is going to be a graphical treat. The game recently hit $24m raised – money that is clearly helping creator Chris Roberts push the graphical envelope. The video is available in 4K resolution for those with the …