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Free videogame art exhibition in London this week

Gamers in London can enjoy a free week-long exhibition showcasing the very best of videogame art. The Games Art Exhibition hosted in London’s City Hall  runs from today and ends on Friday 26th October. London-based developer Rocksteady Studios has donated some stunning Batman: Arkham City canvases, whilst publisher Bethesda has

Assassin’s Creed movie details

Ubisoft and New Regency has today announced that they are partnering  to produce an all new motion picture based on the Assassin’s Creed video game series. Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of Ubisoft, will develop the Assassin’s Creed film in close collaboration with New Regency. The development

Forza Horizon Rally DLC details and more

Microsoft, Turn 10 and Playground Games have announced the “Forza Horizon Rally Expansion Pack” which adds a wealth of rally based content to the existing Forza Horizon package and will release on November 18th. The Rally Expansion Pack will offer a more engaging off-road racing experience with deeper ruts, higher

Microsoft lays off 10 per cent of its Lionhead staff

With the completion of its latest title Fable: The Journey, Microsoft has ended contracts for an estimated ten per cent of its Lionhead Studios workforce, but claims this is not unexpected as new projects are being developed. Naturally more employees are gained throughout the development process and Microsoft are keen

Black Ops 2 Elite services will be free

Activision has announced today that all of its Call of Duty Elite service features for Call of Duty: Black Ops II will be free when the game launches worldwide on 13th November. Here’s the official blurb: Supporting Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Activision will be selling four epic new

Xbox Music service rolls out from tomorrow

A lot of details here, but the aim from Microsoft using its cloud based storage system is to make listening to music far more user friendly across multiple devices with the arrival of Xbox Music tomorrow. Xbox Music, is the first all-in-one music service that gives users the freedom to

FIFA 13 takes on all challengers in UK charts

English gamers can’t seem to get enough of EA’s latest FIFA game with the title sitting atop of the UK all formats chart for another week despite strong challenges from the likes of Resident Evil 6, XCOM, Dishonored and Pokemon Black. CHARTTRACK WEEKLY CHARTS All formats Week ending 13 October