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Ratchet & Clank will release slightly later in the UK than previously thought. Sony has said the PS4 platformer will arrive in the UK on April 22nd. Surprisingly, that’s just a week before the release of Sony’s Uncharted 4 on April 29th. Of course, the crossover between the game’s audiences …

The boss of virtual reality specialist Oculus has said that Nintendo’s failed Virtual Boy platform was harmful to the whole virtual reality movement. In a second Reddit AMA, Palmer Luckey rightly points out that the Virtual Boy was not really a virtual reality device in any sense of the word. …

Aspiring environment artist combines game and film visuals for university assignment

Money raised by game’s sales will be split between Morgan Adams Foundation and Family House SF

Valve’s alteration of how it conducts its Steam Winter Sale appears to have paid off. In short: More customers bought more games across more of the Steam catalog,” was the headline summary of a Valve post that was seemingly mistakenly posted to the Steam VR page, although not before it …

Double Fine boss reveals is management style during Ask Me Anything session

Pillars of Eternity completes 2016 nominees for outstanding writing in a video game

Studio signs co-branding agreement with Walking Dead firm, reveals plans for documentary series, merchandise and more

Kevin Bayliss created character looks for Donkey Kong, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Diddy Kong, Star Fox and more

Gazillion Entertainment CEO David Brevik has resigned after more than six years at the company. Brevik joined Gazillion from Diablo developer Blizzard North and was project lead on a Marvel Universe online game, which was later revamped to become Marvel Heroes and later Marvel Heroes 2015. In a statement, the …