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Shadowrun: Hong Kong has launched on Windows PC and Mac platforms, developer Harebrained Schemes has announced. Like Shadowrun Returns, the latest standalone effort in the popular RPG series was successfully Kickstarted, hitting its goal in a matter of hours in route to raising more than $1m in funding for the …

Series of short videos covers basics of animation, materials, models and lighting

It had been sold as one of Nintendo’s major business pillars for the future, but could Nintendo’s Quality of Life adventure be over before it has begun? Fortune reports that following the death of CEO and president Satoru Iwata last month, several analysts have speculated that the company may not …

On Tuesday, August 18, the first students of Sweden’s new eSports curriculum enrolled at Arlanda Gymnasiet school inMrsta. Seven High School students became the first to join a new national curriculum track in physical education, devoting lesson time to the tactics and mastery of eSports. It is the perfect time …

It has emerged that two YouTubers who failed to declare their financial ties to games promoted on their channels. Gamasutra reports that Tom ‘Syndicate’ Cassell and Adam ‘SeaNanners’ Montoya both uploaded videos of Section Studios’ Dead Realm to their channels without disclosing that they are financially linked to the game’s …

Resident Evil 2 is the latest game to ride the wave of ‘90s nostalgia that has swept into the market. The iconic 1998 horror game is being remade, publisher Capcom has announced. The news comes just two months after Square Enix revealed that its own 1990s epic – Final Fantasy …

The 3DS is now $30 cheaper in North America. Nintendo has cut the price of the handheld to $99.99, which equates to around 63.50 in real, Queen’s money. That price includes a copy of Mario Kart 7. In the UK Nintendo doesn’t officially set RRPs, but generally you’re looking at …

Mobile firm set up by veteran Neil Young takes over Swedish developer

'I would really like to see such initiatives become an industry standard rather than an exception to the general rule'

Sony’s support of the PlayStation Vita continues with news of two new Mega Pack bundles. The PS Vita Hits Mega Pack includes four system exclusives – Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Tearaway, LittleBigPlanet and When Viking Attack. There’s also a PS Vita LEGO Action Heroes Mega Pack that includes LEGO Batman 3: …