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Sony has revealed that it has no first-party titles for its Vita handheld in development as the platform holder shifts resources to the PlayStation 4. In an interview with Japanese games publication 4Gamer – translated by DualShockers, thanks – SCE’s SVP Masayasu Ito said that Sony isn’t developing any triple-A …

Game engine giant Unity is backing next month’s Interface, signing up as a partner for the event. The company joins Localize Direct, Audio Kinetic, Sold Out and Green Man Gaming who are all lining up to support the indie developers attending Interface, which takes place on Thursday November 12that St …

Sega has announced a publishing partnership with the developers of mobiel racing title, Motorsport Manager. The studio is based in Guildford and was co-founded by Christian West in January 2014. Their first release, Motorsport Manager, went straight to the top of the iOS charts in ten regions when it debuted …

Despite Ubisoft’s protestations, Vivendi has increased its financial interest in the publisher. Bloomberg reports that Vivendi has added to the 6.6 per cent stake it acquired in Ubisoft last week to 10.4 per cent, and indicated that it could expend it further. It has also upped its Gameloft stake from …

Game engine firm joins Localize Direct, Audio Kinetic, Sold Out and Green Man Gaming to support indies at November 12th event

Microsoft has said that combined Xbox One and Xbox 360 shipments for its fiscal Q1 were down 17 per cent year-on-year. The company hasn’t revealed the actual sales figure, though did say the decline was mainly due to falling sales of the older Xbox 360 platform. In the same period …

Founder to pursue 'new and fresh challenge'

Sega has filed a trademark for what may well be a new Valkyria Chronicles game. That’s according to Japanese blog Esuteru, which reports that the Japanese Patent Office has issued a trademark for one ‘Valkyria of the Blue Revolution’. Other than the name there are no details about this title. …

PlayStation console owners can now add games they don’t yet own to a wishlist. Titles added to this list can be set to two settings – Friends or No One. As of yet, it’s unclear how gamers will be able to share this with other users, or their friends. At …

Playful, the developer behind virtual reality title Lucky’s Tale, has been given a sizeable bump by its latest round of investment. The studio announced the 3D platforming game for the Oculus Rift VR headset last year, with the title differing from its VR peers by providing a more traditional overhead …