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Indie games might be hugely popular as digital products, but few of them make the transition to being physical packages. But in March of this year, Eurogamer parent company Gamer Network announced it would be producing direct-to-consumer physical versions of indie games with its Gamer’s Edition brand. The first games …

Intel Developer Blog: Exploring the tools behind Grid Autosport

Publisher Capcom and developer Beeline have said they will alter some of the imagery in their Ghostbusters Puzzle Fighter. Pocket Gamer reports that some were unhappy with the fact that all of the game’s female characters appeared to be highly sexualised, with tight fitting clothes and partially exposed breasts. We …

Project CARS, The Crew, DriveClub, Forza, F1: the grid is currently packed with driving titles revving for attention. MCV puts pedal to the metal in hot pursuit of the best racing wheels The last six months have been full of innovative driving titles vying for players’ money, and the next …

Augmented reality tech was a big reason behind last year’s surprise takeover

Ubisoft platformer Cubic Ninja has again found itself at the centre of a 3DS hacking controversy. Eurogamer reports that a new exploit using the game allows 3DS owners to remove the region restrictions on their hardware, allowing the handheld to run games purchased in other countries. The trick requires only …

Some of the harder to find Amiibo figures may soon be resupplied to shops following a promise from Nintendo to fix the stock situation that has been troubling fans. Production will be increased, Nintendo has said. It has also vowed to improve its communications regarding what restocks are planned and …

Mortal Kombat X is once again No.1 in the GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40. This is the third time at the top for Warner Bros’ fighting game, in spite of a 32 per cent dip in sales. One more week at No.1 will make it the longest-lasting title at …

Studio no longer making games and has laid off all employees

Lost Planet 3 studio Spark Unlimited has laid off employees and abandoned game development. A former employee confirmed the closure to Polygon after some of the company’s assets were spotted as being up for sale on NeoGaf. Spark’s chief technical officer John Butrovich said that it’s the end of Spark …