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Critically-acclaimed indie hit Fez is coming to physical retail for the first time – three years after its launch. Polytron’s innovative platformer, which was one of the subjects of documentary Indie Game: The Movie, was originally launched on Xbox 360 back in mid-2012, later coming to PC, PS4 and Vita. …

The critics are saying that indie development is in trouble – but ID@Xbox European boss Agostino Simonetta says there’s never been a better time to be making games. Xbox’s indie man in Europe tells MCV why people are wrong about the indie apocalypse, and how developers can get their games …

This Friday could be the biggest sales day for games outside of a console launch. Over 70m is expected to be spent on games, consoles and accessories tomorrow (Friday, November 27th), based on MCV estimates. More retailers are involved this year than ever before, with the likes of GAME and …

The cinematic adaptation of animated adventure game Dragon’s Lair has rebooted its crowdfunding campaign – despite being halfway to its funding goal. The iconic laserdisc title is being revived by movie director and original Dragon’s Lair creator Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, who were seeking $550,000 on Kickstarter. That money …

The open beta for the new Rainbow Six has been delayed due to technical problems. Rainbow Six Siege was granted a lengthy closed beta period, which was extended multiple times across September and October. A beta open to all PS4, Xbox One or PC users was planned to go live …

A large number of AMD’s existing graphics cards will no longer be supported by the company. Accompanying the launch of its new Crimson driver, AMD has confirmed that it has dropped support for all non-GCN based cards, which includes the Radeon HD 5000 and Radeon HD 6000 series, as well …

Techland is increasing the price of the Season Pass for its zombie game Dying Light. Currently the Season Pass costs 15.99. However, this will be increased to 23.99 on December 8th. The studio says it’s doing this because upcoming expansion The Following has grown in scale and now offers more …

UK developer/publisher to focus solely on racing games going forward

GameStop’s assessment of both physical sales of Star Wars Battlefront and digital sales of Halo 5 are incorrect, analysts have argued. The retailer yesterday said that EA’s Star Wars shooter fell short of expectations, with CEO Tony Bartel saying: We had high expectations that diminished somewhat as it got closer, …

Long-struggling Codemasters has confirmed the closure of its Malta studio and stated its intention to focus exclusively on racing games. The Malta studio was opened just last year and released its first title, smartphone card game Battle Decks, this year. However, the failure of both that release and more recent …