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The creators of The Witcher 3 says the firm had to delay the game to remove ‘small errors’ that the market is afraid of. The firm stated that the delay was made so that ‘details could be corrected’ and admitted that it had ‘set the release date too hastily’, and …

We speak to Ella Romanos about the new study into women working in the games industry

Playworld Superheroes in child-friendly new game from the founder of Motorstorm dev Evolution

Nintendo has told GameSpot that it will continue to supply Amiibo toys to retailers, following confusion that some figures had been discontinued already. US retailer Video Game Plus stated that some Amiibo toys – including Fire Emblem star Marth, Villager from Animal Crossing and the Wii Fit Trainer would be …

The Wii U release of Super Smash Bros has sent Nintendo’s console back up the Japanese hardware charts, according to the latest data from Famitsu. Nintendo’s all-star fighting title, which was released for 3DS in Japan back in September, topped the software rankings in its debut week, knocking fellow Nintendo …

Crytek's audio whizz Simon Pressey discusses why it's important for devs to measure the loudness of their game

This week we’ve been celebrating the 20th birthday of PlayStation (well, the Japanese birthday anyway). Sony threw a party, put together a lovely grey PS4 model, sold it for 19.94 and then gamers immediately put it on eBay. The media ran nostalgia-tinged articles on the birth of a new gaming …

News-themed gaming, educational Minecraft and games charity all honoured in annual list

Project management software revamps UI, now available for $20 per month

The flight simulation market has finally something to cheer at Microsoft Flight Simulator X: Steam Edition will launch on December 18th. It means that flight sim developers will be free to build add-ons for the hit title once again. The title will be available just for PC and has been …