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The Dark Knight will return in an episodic series next year

Studio hoping to repeat $3.3m success of Broken Age

Publisher's lawyers told Metal Gear creator he would "not be allowed to travel to accept any awards"

DC’s Caped Crusader has become the latest brand to join the bulging ranks of Telltale Games. The studio unveiled an episodic Batman series at last night’s Game Awards, with a release date of 2016 confirmed. At Telltale, we’ve been honoured to bring our unique approach to interactive storytelling to some …

Former THQ, Sega and Atari vet Timothy Campbell to lead arm as senior VP for games

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima was blacked by Konami from accepting an award at last night’s Game Awards event. Instead, Metal Gear Solid V star Kiefer Sutherland took to the stage to accept the prize for Best Action/Adventure Game. "Hideo Kojima is not here with us tonight and I …

Ubisoft has released Rayman Adventures on iOS and Android platforms. The free-to-play title is available to download now for both smartphones and tablets on the App Store and Google Play. The game currently packs more than 150 levels, with more planned to arrive through periodic updates. The upcoming Apple TV …

Mobile games company DeNA Group has confirmed layoffs at its Singapore office. Tech In Asiareports DeNA has cut an unspecified number of jobs, while moving the remaining majority of the location’s staff to the firm’s Vietnam branch. The office staffed around 50 employees prior to the cuts, and will remain …

Listings for PS4 and Xbox One editions of Dirt: Rally have popped up on Taiwan’s rating board. VG247reports both Playstation and Xbox ratings list Codemasters as publisher, but there’s no word of a release date or window. The ratings aren’t official confirmation, but a console release is always something that’s …

HTML5-based Interactive Interstitial adverts, allowing customisable user experiences, also launched