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James Batchelor look at how Marmalade has worked with Microsoft to introduce Windows 10 support to its popular tools

New European HQ to work on mobile titles for Western markets

San Francisco studio cuts an unspecified number of jobs

Indie developers who were part of Ouya’s Free the Games program will not be left out of pocket following the company’s acquisition by Razor. That’s according to CEO Min Liang-Tan, who has told Polygon that resolving the issue was made a priority at the company the moment it was unearthed. …

But developers must agree to give away free copies of their games

Widely-used messenger app creator adds multiplayer tools firm’s expertise to new gaming service

Profit is back on the cards at Nintendo after the company reported an upturn in fortunes for the quarter ending June 2015. Net sales climbed 20.8 per cent to 99,223m. Operating income reached 1,149m, reversing the 9,470m loss reported in the same period a year before. It’s the first time …

June was the biggest month ever in Gamer Network’s history – following five consecutive months of record-breaking traffic. Last month, the network saw more than 29 million unique users across its various sites – including Eurogamer, Outside Xbox, Rock Paper Shotgun, VG247 and more – a rise of 65 per …

Bethesda has confirmed the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition has completely sold out, with the company stating it put in as many manufacturing orders as it possibly could to meet demand. Pete Hines explained the reality of the situation toGameSpot, following a rash of frustrations aired by fans towards the firm …

No Man’s Sky may support virtually reality headsets, according to Hello Games founder Sean Murray. Games Radarreports on an interview with Murray in the upcoming issue of Edge, in which he name-drops Oculus Rift and Project Morpheus VR headsets. I don’t know what I’m allowed to say. It’s something we’re …