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3DS Japanese fighting/RPG crossover title Project X Zone 2 has been delayed until 2016. The delay only applies to the European and American launches; the title will still be hitting its 2015 release date in Japan. In the West it is penciled in for an ‘early 2016’ release. Project X …

Independent auditor KPMG has said there is a substantial doubt about Mad Catz’s ability to continue as a going concern”, although the company says it has already secured the funding needed to secure its future. Game Informer reports that a recent ‘going concern’ note says that the company’s ability to …

Cerulean creatures The Smurfs are headed to Nintendo’s handheld in the form of a new mini-game collection. The Smurfs for Nintendo 3DS has been developed by prolific 3DS studio Magic Pockets, the back catalogue of which boasts more than 35 Nintendo handheld titles. The game provides an adventure built around …

Mobile giant Supercell has canned its next title. Smash Land was being outlined as the follow-up to the studio’s hugely successful apps Clash of Clans, Boom Beach and Hay Day, which currently rank as the top, sixth and 16th-biggest iOS titles out there. Although the game was yet to be …

The Android version of Bethesda’s hugely popular iOS title Fallout Shelter seems to be coming this August. That’s according to the firm’s marketing boss Pete Hines who responded to a fan on Twitter (below) saying that Fallout Shelter should be coming out ‘next month’. Fallout Shelter was announced on-stage at …

Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has again acknowledged the angry reaction to the company’s E3 Digital Event, but has argued that the trade and media reaction has been more positive. We recognise that we have let down a number of the online viewers of this year’s E3, especially the avid Nintendo …

A cryptic translation of a Nintendo investor FAQ has suggested that Nintendo intends to take steps to mitigate a possible lack of third party support for its NX console. President Satoru Iwata attempted to deflect questions about the NX, but did comment on the decision to announce the machine so …

A launch shipment of Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes was almost delayed on its way to retail thanks to some moths. Asian gypsy moths, specifically. Videogamer reports that Disney Interactive’s vice president of production John Vignocchi detailed the episode in the latest issue of Edge. "The container ship had probably …

Gothic and Risen developer Piranha Bytes is working on a new open-world RPG for next-gen consoles and PC. Nordic Games will serve as the publisher on this ‘collaborative project’, which has a release date of late 2016 or early 2017. The blurb says the game is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi fantasy …

Tech company poised to expand offerings to developers