Few first-time participants at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles this week would have realised that the $66 billion videogames industry is in steep decline.
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Grand Theft Auto V pushed back to September 2013
Wednesday 06 February 2013
Rockstar end GTA V release specualtion, but fans face a longer wait than they'd thought.
How We Met: Naomi Alderman & Margaret Atwood
Sunday 03 February 2013
'We ended up talking about whether zombies are able to love people'
Sony Playstation meeting sparks rumours of 20 February PS4 unveiling
Friday 01 February 2013
Sony Corp will this month host its first major Playstation meeting in two years, sparking a flare-up in online speculation the Japanese consumer electronics giant is preparing to unveil the successor to its 70 million-selling PS3 games console.
Nintendo and Sony shares surge at rumours of China console ban reversal
Thursday 31 January 2013
The official China Daily newspaper quotes an unnamed source from the Ministry of Culture as saying 'We are reviewing the policy...'
Review - The Cave: The strangeness of Ron Gilbert's latest platform game draws you in like like filings to a magnet
Wednesday 30 January 2013
Don't let this platform adventure's simple mission; to get in and out the cave, fool you into thinking it'll be easy. With Monkey Island-style crazy puzzles and a Platonic allegory woven in, you'll gladly waste many days of your life playing it.
Shares surge as China considers lifting ban on sales of games console
Monday 28 January 2013
Growth in online gaming prompts government to reassess rules designed to protect children
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch – Review
Monday 28 January 2013
Studio Ghibli and Level-5 combine to create a beautiful gaming experience designed for you to spend hours exploring.
Nintendo announce new Zelda, Super Mario games and Virtual Console service for Wii U
Friday 25 January 2013
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed a huge number of new games and services coming to Wii U over the coming months.
Microsoft earnings fall despite Windows 8 boost
Friday 25 January 2013
Microsoft's profits dipped during the three months to the end of last year, even though it reported a solid start for its new Windows 8 operating system.
PlayStation data hack: Sony fined £250,000 for 'preventable' breach
Thursday 24 January 2013
Gaming giant Sony has been fined £250,000 by the data watchdog for a breach that compromised the personal information of millions of PlayStation users.
The 10 Best new games
Wednesday 23 January 2013
From console blockbuster to smartphone freebies – here are ten ways to spend some down-time in the next few weeks...
'We are not messengers of death in Mali', says French colonel
Wednesday 23 January 2013
The French military has distanced itself from a photograph taken during its operations in Mali, after the image of a soldier with his face obscured by a menacing skull bandana went viral.
High street failures are a personal history of loss
Wednesday 23 January 2013
These extinctions provide us with a useful, if unsettling, lesson
The Cave – Review
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Ron Gilbert takes us on an adventure of puzzlement, sarcasm and spelunking in Double Fine's latest release.
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Serena Williams apologises after comment that rape victim 'shouldn't have put herself in that position'
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Disability campaigners celebrate 'victory' after government rethink over plans to make it more difficult to claim disability benefits
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Bankers could face jail after report urges the Government to introduce new criminal offence for reckless management
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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