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Beat 'em up dev working on free-to-play wresting title for mobiles

13th Lab and Nimble VR now owned by pioneering virtual reality firm

Capcom Europe has a new CEO and he starts today. Hiroshi Tobisawa replaces former boss Kunio Neo, who has left after two years with the Resident Evil publisher. Tobisawa has been with Capcom since 1997 and has previously served as managing corporate officer and president of Capcom USA and Europe …

Nathan Egner, a programmer and game designer at Alacrity Falmouth, reflects on his experience with the academic incubation initiaitve

Indie hit Papers Please is now available on iPad, but creator Lucas Pope has revealed that Apple forced him to remove the game’s nudity. The original version saw players, who assume the role of a immigration officer in a totalitarian state, occasionally forcing visitors to endure a body scan, revealing …

Warning! Developers' response to criticism over new IP is, er, not very polite

Creative director of Formula One games takes up same role as simulation specialist

Minecraft has landed on yet another platform this week, as the Microsoft-owned property is now available for Windows Phone devices. The Pocket Edition of the game – out already on the Apple App and Google Play stores – can be purchased on the Windows Phone store for $7. Though it …

Valve has detailed the Steam Holiday Auction, a limited time event allowing users to trade community items like Trading Cards for full games including Civilization: Beyond Earth, This War of Mine and more. Starting this coming Monday, Steam account holders can trade in unused items for Steam Gems that can …

Xbox One has outsold PlayStation 4 for the first time in the US, according to NPD’s latest monthly report. Microsoft’s console navigated took the top spot in November’s hardware category, thanks in no small part to strong Black Friday sales. "November set a new record for sales of Xbox One, …