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The Wii U was meant to launch with a new F-Zero title when it came out in 2012. That’s according to Nintendo Life,who reports that Burnout developer Vriterion was approached by Nintendo to make a new entry in the fast-paced sci-fi racer in 2011. The plan was for Nintendo to …

The sky above the port was the colour of television, tuned to a dead channel.” So begins William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer, a seminal work that helped launched the cyberpunk genre of science fiction. It’s a movement that analyses the effects of tech on society and stars hackers, criminals and …

Puzzle & Dragons developer to publish titles across all platforms

Developer event kicks off tomorrow

Rogue Factor's Edgar Parente on how it switched to the latest version of the game engine mid-development

I know what you’re probably thinking – what the devil is J-Stars Victory Vs+? Bandai Namco’s fighting title gathers characters from the long-running and hugely popular Japanese manga comic anthology Shonen Jump to celebrate the publication’s 45th anniversary. Think Super Smash Bros, but featuring a roster of Japanese comic book …

Event takes place between November 5th to the 7th in Pune, India

The dust hasn’t even settled on E3, but already it’s time to think about the next major trade show.MCV catches up with project manager Tim Endres to find out what we can expect from Gamescom 2015 This Gamescom is the seventh. How would you evaluate the show’s success thus far? …

Amazon has revealed the Top Ten most pre-ordered games revealed at this year’s E3. On top are two Microsoft titles – game anthology Rare Replay comes in at No.1, while Gears of War: Ultimate Edition is second. Then its two titles from Bethesda – the new Doom title and Dishonored …

Esther MacCallum-Stewart discusses how working with a group of children gave the team new insight into games and their players