We’ve only scratched the surface of cross-platform gaming
PopCap's Giordano Contestabile dares to dream of the possibilities in what will be one of the defining trends of the next few years.
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New Wii U controller design revealed
TT Games employee tweets image of revised tablet design, featuring proper analogue sticks.
EA waves Origin fees for crowd-funded games
The move is a clear attempt by EA to capitalise on the ever-increasing number of videogame projects funded by crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter by waiving its fees. While EA's revenue-sharing policy has never been disclosed, the industry standard is a 30 per cent cut for the platform holder. More >
Max Payne 3 takes UK top spot
Rockstar Games' Max Payne 3 is the new number one in the UK all-formats chart, beating sales of 2003 predecessor Max Payne 2 by almost ten copies to one. More >
Dragon's Dogma review
Capcom injects a jolt of adrenaline into the Japanese roleplaying game.
Jagex reveals Runescape shake-up
The Evolution Of Combat project aims to transform the game’s combat system to “revolutionise the way players fight and interact in-game”. Specifics remain shrouded in secrecy, with Jagex promising more news in due course. More >
Wasteland 2: Brian Fargo's Kickstarter triumph
The InXile founder on how crowd funding has connected him with fans and liberated him from draconian publishers.
Diablo III review
You may think you know Diablo, but you don’t know it with this level of polish.
9Places: Catherine’s Stray Sheep bar
We duck in for one at the watering hole that doubles as a purgatorial stopover on the way to maturity.
Five ways to fail on Kickstarter
Consultant, author and futurist Scott Steinberg on the things to get right if you want your project to succeed.
1The Friday Game: Zoom
Wanderlands is back with a geometry-warping puzzler inspired by Peter Molydeux.
Telltale's The Walking Dead sells one million
The first instalment in Telltale Game's episodic The Walking Dead adventure series has sold over one million copies in its first two weeks on sale. That figure represents combined sales across PC, Mac, PSN and XBLA and makes The Walking Dead: Episode One - A New Day Telltale's fastest selling game to date. More >
Brian Fargo: "I've never felt more pressure in my life"
But InXile founder is loving his direct relationship with fans in development of Kickstarter success Wasteland 2.
Epic to unveil Unreal Engine 4 at E3
Epic Games has confirmed that it will demo its next-generation Unreal Engine 4, the first images from which were revealed yesterday, to developers at next month's E3. More >
Japan outlaws 'complete gacha' mechanic
Japan's consumer affairs agency has declared the controversial complete gacha randomised item mechanic illegal, confirming developer expectations. The gacha system acts like a slot or capsule toy machine, with players paying a nominal fee for a chance to unlock items. The complete, or "kompu", gacha mechanism locks away a highly rare item until other items have been unlocked. More >
38 Studios fails to pay employees and loan
Beleaguered Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning developer 38 Studios has been unable to make a $1.125 million loan repayment due to lack of funds. The studio, which elected to attempt to pay the loan rather than its 379 employees, has subsequently made its temps and contract employees redundant. More >
Sony launches PSN pre-purchase option
Sony has launched a new service that allows users to pre-purchase, download and install games ahead of their release date. More >
1First images of Unreal Engine 4 revealed
Cliff Bleszinski vows to "drag this industry into the next generation".
7Nordic Game preview
A look ahead to next week's celebration of Nordic videogame talent in Malmo, Sweden.
Ten Kickstarter projects that didn't make it
A post-mortem of ten ambitious games that failed to reach their funding goals.
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