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Nintendo looks to be taking a leaf out of its toys-to-life competitor’s books by releasing variants of its existing Amiibo figures. Neogaf users perusing a product safety certification page posted to Nintendo’s website spotted that two of the links (both of which are now removed) led to images of a …

Veteran designer discusses the changing standards of how video game quality is judged

Orland has had a passion for audio, music, film, television, radio, video games and all forms of media and pop culture from before she could even remember. Having initial studied Radio and TV arts in Toronto, she moved to London to take a Masters degree in Audio Production at the …

HMV has started selling a range of Minecraft fan fiction. The Battle for the Nether and Invasion of the Overworld from the Gameknight999 Adventureseries by Mark Cheverton were first stocked by the retailer in October after they were published in September. And they were amongst the Minecraft products that helped …

Online games store Hitari has opened a new brand called Hitari Technology. The site – HitariTech.co.uk – is dedicated to PC components, software, tablets, and launches with a catalogue of 62,000 products. The firm aims to be stocking 1m items within twelve months, and will continue to sign up new …

The teams behind MCV and Develop are hosting a brand new event in May for developers to showcase their games, find investors and pitch ideas. Interface takes place on May 14th in central London and will bring together developers, publishers, platform holders, investors and funding experts. Interface will connect indies, …

Interface features private pitch meetings and an interactive content marketplace

Development has been halted on PS4 title Close Castles. Its creator, Asher Vollmer, is best known for making hit mobile title Threes. Close Castles is currently on hold. I am working on a new mobile game now,” he said on Twitter. I designed myself into a corner. I need to …

Nintendo says that the launch of Monster Hunter 4 could be the moment the Japanese smash hit franchise finally cracks the West. Monster Hunter is regularly amongst Japan’s best-selling games, shifting millions of units with each new release. But has yet to catch on in the same way in Europe …

Casual Connect is once again upon us, so we investigate how so many studios create simple games that keep people playing