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Failed Kickstarters, take note – not fulfilling your commitments is no longer consequence free. The Federal Trade Commission in the US has for the first time taken action over a failed Kickstarter campaign – a board game called The Doom That Came to Atlantic City. In 2012 creator Erik Chevalier …

Long-running indie studio Spiderweb Software is going to once again release games on iOS, after abandoning Apple’s platform in April. The founder of the developer, Jeff Vogel, pulled the outlet’s latest mobile effort, Avernum 2: Crystal Souls, earlier this year, citing an update to the iOS operating system that caused …

Virtual reality specialist Oculus is taking new steps to attract smaller developers to its Rift platform. As part of its pre-E3 press conference, the company said that it would be pouring an additional $10 million into ‘accelerating’ support for indie studios working on content for the VR headset. (via Polygon) …

Oculus has unveiled the consumer version of the Oculus Rift headset, along with a new motion controller prototype dubbed Oculus Touch. At its Future of Oculus event held earlier today, CEO Brendan Iribe explained the company aims to deliver the magic of presence” with its hardware – moving gaming away …

Oculus and Microsoft have announced a partnership that will pair the consumer model of the Oculus Rift with an Xbox One controller and allow owners of the console to stream Xbox One games to the VR headset. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer took the stage at the virtual reality firm’s Future of …

Nintendo’s 3DS handheld has sold more than 15m units in the US life-to-date, Nintendo of America has announced. The milestone accounts for all iterations of the 3DS sold in the US, with the company stating its the eighth Nintendo platform to hit the figure. That said,Games Industrynotes that the 3DS …

Wireless Oculus Touch being designed to provide ideal input for virtual reality gaming

Virtual reality firm wants to 'deliver the magic of presence' to gaming

VR firm wants indies to create 'innovative' new experiences

Research firm questions whether retail-focused event will adapt to industry’s digital shift