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Anthony Burch discusses why character-centric reasons for completing tasks are equally as good as mechanical reasons for plot

Twitch viewers are being invited to take part in an interactive reveal” of a new title that very much looks like the next Deus Ex game. It’s called CantKillProgress and can be viewed here or at the bottom of this story. Right now it shows some looped video of a …

Human Head Studios takes us through the aftermath of having the plug pulled on its biggest project

Four of the biggest video game TV ad spenders in the US in Q1 were mobile game companies. VentureBeat reports that iSpot data shows that the four companies in question – King (Candy Crush Saga), Machine Zone (Game of War), Supercell (Clash of Clans) and uCool (Heroes Charge) – spent …

The Minions upcoming arrival at the cinema will now be accompanied by a multi-game deal. EA has teamed up with Illumination Entertainment and Universal Partnerships to release a string of mobile games based both on the Minions and other Illumination characters. The first title will be Minions Paradise, which is …

If you want to own the Star Wars films on yet another platform – because, let’s face it, who doesn’t own them all at this point? – you’re in luck. Episodes I through VI (or IV through III, for you purists out there) are set to land on the Xbox …

The leadership of Capcom Europe has changed once again. The publisher has announced that Katsuhiko Ichii, a ten-year veteran of the company, is now in place as the CEO of Capcom Europe, having started on April 1st. He replaces Hiroshi Tobisawa who was only appointed as CEO back in December …

Nintendo has confirmed plans to release the Yokai Watch series for 3DS in Europe. The series, which will for some reason go by the name Yo-kai Watch, was confirmed as being planned for the West back in August, but this is the first tiem Nintendo has been confirmed as the …

Another video games YouTuber has criticised Nintendo for its copyright claiming strategy. ‘Angry Joe’ Vargas revealed over the weekend that Nintendo had filed a claim over a Let’s Play video he made about Wii U title Mario Party 10. This behaviour is in line with its Creators Program that allows …

AR could be worth four times as much as VR market