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The boss of GameStop has admitted that Wii U has fallen short of both its own expectations and those of its creator Nintendo. Wii U was disappointing to everybody, including them,” CEO Paul Raines said of Nintendo in an interview with [a]list. They made some bold bets, and maybe some …

It will take the best part of an entire console lifecycle before virtual reality starts to VR starts to strut its stuff commercially. That’s according to the CEO of EVE Valkyrie developer CCP, who has told Polygon that studios must be prepared for half a decade of hard graft before …

The announcement trailer for Activision’s Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare has become the subject of some sort of online anger campaign. The trailer, which went live on May 2nd, has at the time of writing amassed 311,743 dislikes on YouTube. And that number is rapidly climbing. Likes, meanwhile, stand at …

Marmalade’s Steffie Garcia, Daniel Hall and Matthew Teague explain why building in 3D shouldn’t mean devs forget about creating 2D content, and offer their tips for making the most of your assets

The mobile industry is looking for multitasking devs, able to work on a diverse range of projects

Indie hit Salt and Sanctuary is to be subject to a physical release on PS4, developer Ska Studios has confirmed. The release is described as being limited”, and there are thus far no details about region availability or timing. Also confirmed is that a release date for the PC port …

Mobile platform to offer services such as testing, promotion and analytics in lieu of cash incentives

Former Hollywood VFX artist Clint Siu recently released his debut game: a geometric puzzle title for mobile devices. James Batchelor learns more about the project’s unique origins

According to the developers, Rocket League wasn’t their first physics-based video game involving cars and soccer balls in a cage. The first version, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars”, was released in 2008 for PS3. While SARP wasn’t nearly as successful as Rocket League, it remains a critically-acclaimed title among fans of …

Another Star Wars outing is to emerge from the loins of the EA-Disney video games agreement, this time from Titanfall developer Respawn. The studio is working with both its publishing partner and LucasFilm. The title is described as a third person action-adventure game set in the Star Wars universe. The …