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YouTube sensation The Yogscast and indie studio Sensible Object have partnered up for a special edition of its toys-to-life title Fabulous Beasts. This version of the Kickstarter title comes with an exclusive ‘LalanaLion Artefect’, described as a proud lion with the familiar face of [Yogscast’s] Duncan Jones”. Want to know …

Having been banned in 2009, Bethesda has successfully overturned Fallout 3’s German ban. IGN reports that Bethesda "initiated a difficult and rarely-successful trial" with the Federal Department for Media Harmful to Minors (BPjM) to de-list the title ahead of the end of its statutory ten year sentence. Doing so would …

Analyst DFC has warned Nintendo about what it perceives as the danger of launching the NX console in 2016. The platform holder has announced nothing beyond the name of its next machine. The specs, price and release date remain a mystery. What we do know is that Nintendo will reveal …

Global illumination solution used by Capcom to provide indirect lighting for overhauled appearance of fighting game sequel

As we countdown to the MCV Awards 2016, which takes place in London on March 3rd, we profile each of the finalists for the New Games Brand category Lego Dimensions The latest addition to the WB Games LEGO offering, LEGO Dimensions enjoyed Week One UK sales of 37.7k starter packs …

The boss of a leading games retailer has suggested that Sony’s PlayStation VR might arrive as late as autumn of this year. Sony’s device, previously known as Project Morpheus, is currently due out some time in the first half of 2016. However, speaking in a Fox News interview as spotted …

The successor to Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture will be self-published by developer The Chinese Room. We’re gearing up towards releasing info about our new game in the next couple of weeks,” the studio said on Twitter. With the bonus that because it’s not signed to a publisher, we can …

Intel Developer Blog: Guide to utilising the latest graphics hardware includes advice on using Direct3D 12 and OpenGL 4.4 for PC and mobile devs

Dear Esther and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs studio to go it alone following PS4 deal with Sony on last game

StarCraft, Destiny and Battlefield round out nominations for top award at Game Audio Network Guild Awards