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A second of Nintendo’s highest profile executives has said that Nintendo is not convinced by the current virtual reality boom. "The current types of virtual reality aren’t really a good fit for Nintendo’s philosophy of trying to create entertainment that people can play together in the living room," development boss …

Naughty Dog scrapped eight months of work on Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End followingAmy Hennig’s departureto Vicseral Games, the actor who plays Nathan Drake has claimed. Speaking atMetrocon, as spotted onNeogaf, Nolan North said the team had been shooting Hennig’s story, but it was all thrown away” when The Last …

‘They got rid of some of the other people that were involved and just redid their thing,’ says Nolan North

Owners of large ‘phablet’ smartphones such as the iPhone 6+ and Galaxy Note will not be able to use them in Fallout 4’s Pip-Boy accessory. The device, revealed earlier this month and exclusive to GAME in the UK, will come with foam inserts for the iPhone 6, iPhone 5/5s, iPhone …

We speak to the trade body's CEO, Dr Jo Twist

Watch Nintendo’s famous mascot traverse UE4-powered HD environments

58 million children out of school because of child marriage, child labour, conflict and discrimination

Fans left disappointed by Nintendo’s anaemic E3 showing should not worry about ongoing software support for their current systems, the platform holder says. The NX is new hardware, and will start from zero. However, the 3DS and Wii U have install bases. Immediately cutting off software for previous hardware upon …

Develop speaks to the studio’s head of programming David Smethurst to find out what it takes

Debbie Bestwick ponders what will happen if the indie sector doesn't avoid the mistakes of the past