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The previously announced upgraded version of 1990 Famicom title and 2006 DS remake Final Fantasy III has arrived on Steam. The game’s Windows PC release – revealed earlier this month by publisher Square Enix – is available now via Valve’s digital distribution platform for $15.99. The new version specifically packs …

Rumours that the next Battlefield title will ditch the military in favour of a police-based setting have intensified with the discovery of new assets. CVG reports that fansites have unearthed a host of details tucked away on EA’s Battlelog servers which point to a title named Battlefield: Hardline that is …

Bethesda has delayed the release of Shinji Mikami’s The Evil Within. The game has been due out on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, 360 and PC in Europe on August 29th. It will now arrive on October 24th. It will release in America on October 21st and Australia on October 23rd. …

Console firm tries new tactic to make money from videos using its games

Studio head Nick Button-Brown finally shares what his team at London tech start-up Improbable are working towards, and how it hopes to change gaming forever

Pupils to learn about finance, marketing, PR and the development process

Kickstarter is not declining in popularity, but developers are finding it increasingly difficult to find popular niches, says InXile Entertainment CEO Brian Fargo. Speaking toDigital Spy, he said crowdfunding failures were down to the site doing its job – weeding out the projects that consumers don’t want. "I think the …

Wasteland 2 creator believes crowdfunding site is as popular as ever, but it's becoming harder to to fill gaps in the market

Console launch coming via newly set up free trade zone in Shanghai

Japanese gamers will be able to get their hands on a new Xbox One console for just 232 later this year. The machine will, as confirmed last month, finally arrive in Japan on September 4th nearly 10 months after it debuted in other key markets. Polygon reports that a Kinect-less …