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Epic founder Tim Sweeney has severely criticised what he sees at Microsoft’s attempt to take control of the PC games market via its new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) standard. Windows 10 apps and games – including the upcoming Quantum Break and Forza 6: Apex, and recent release Gears of War …

‘If Microsoft does not commit to opening PC UWP up, then it can, should, must and will die,’ writes Tim Sweeney

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Metroid Prime: Federation Force is perhaps the most ill-received Nintendo game of all time, but the company is having another stab at selling it to you. The games last year became the figurehead of what was a very hostile reaction to Nintendo’s pretty threadbare E3 showing. This was acknowledged by …

Jaime Griesemer and Marty O’Donnell predict that indies and triple-A outlets alike will adopt a freelance production cycle similar to movie firms

Nintendo has confirmed the long-awaited arrival of SNES games on the 3DS Virtual Console. There’s a catch though – the downloads will only be available to those with the latest generation New 3DS and New 3DS XL. There’s no cross-buy support, either, so even if you’ve already purchased the games …

First title written in collaboration with authors Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore

The NX may hopefully only be a few months away, but Nintendo hasn’t stopped announcing new titles for the Wii U. Paper Mario: Color Splash, due out later this year, is another turn-based RPG outing for Nintendo’s famous mascot. It has a hint of the Epic Mickey about it, with …

New directors of organisation join as Sheri Graner Ray, Tom Buscaglia and Luke Dicken depart

CEO of VR firm criticises lack of focus on gaming capability: ‘You can buy a $6,000 Mac and it still doesn't match our recommended specs’