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The second instalment in Dontnod’s Life Is Strange series has been delayed. Destructoid reports that Square Enix has confirmed the delay but not commented on when the game will now likely arrive. The first episode was released on January 30th and the developer had previously said it planned to release …

The omission of local co-op multiplayer in recent PC release Resident Evil Revelations 2 has led to the promise of refunds for those who want them on Steam. The feature was listed as one of the game’s features in pre-release marketing material. However, while its present and correct in the …

Devolver Digital’s Titan Souls will be released in April, it has been confirmed. The game was first dated as part of Sony’s new Spring Fever 2015 promotion. It will arrive on PS4 and Vita on April 15th in Europe. Eurogamer also reports that it will hit Steam and North American …

Tempo Storm’s Andrey ‘Reynad’ Yanyuk has lashed out at what he says are the baseless accusations levelled at one of his players, Hyerim ‘MagicAmy’ Lee. Lee last week was accused of in fact not being a real individual and instead just a digital construct used by at least two people …

Grammy-nominated composer will deliver Freeplay Independent Games Festival's Keynote address.

New data collected by research firm Superdata claims PlayStation hardware is generating significantly more digital revenue than Xbox in the US. Superdata’s research, which pulls data from 37m paying online gamers" and focuses on the performance of the top ten digital console games of last month, shows 63 per cent …

Free-to-play mobile release Final Fantasy: Record Keeper is heading to North America this spring, Square Enix and DeNA have announced. The game has players customizing pixelated versions of Final Fantasy characters such as Cloud and Lightning with "iconic gear, powerful spells, summons and hundreds of weapons to choose from.” Those …

Humble Bundle has launched the latest version of its Humble Widget sales tool, with a new feature that allows developers to offer playable browser-based demos of games. Along with the in-browser demo option, the update also introduces new payment methods and more customization options. The release follows Humble’s partnership with …