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This week was a busy period for the Japanese games market, with every single entry in the Top 10 for the region being a new release. From Software and Sony’s new hardcore RPG Bloodborne went straight to No.1 in Japan, shifting 150,245 units according to market data from Famitsu. This …

A game that adjusts its difficulty according to the stress being experienced by its player is now available on Steam Early Access. Nevermind failed in its first attempt at getting Kickstarted last year but just scraped past its funding goal on its second attempt. However, developer Flying Mollusk has admitted …

'We want to create multiple hit games rather than aiming to succeed with just one powerful IP element'

Japanese post-processing effects tool powering Sony’s latest blockbuster

Internal development of cult classic Demon’s Souls was going severely wrong before lead designer Hidetaka Miyazaki took control of the project, it has been revealed. Demon’s Souls wasn’t doing well,” he told The Guardian. The project had problems and the team had been unable to create a compelling prototype. But …

First video analyses Capybara's Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Our third and final round-up of this year's categories

Konami has removed references to developer Hideo Kojima from another one of his studio’s projects, fuelling speculation that the team has been taken off the game. GameSpot reports that the Kojima Productions logo can no longer be found on the website for the upcoming Silent Hills, which was revealed as …

PS3 service taken down after seven years

Publisher continues shift to 'headquarters-based' organisation