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It appears that supply problems are hitting a range of Nintendo products, with retailers being forced to cancel some pre-orders and others increasing their prices. NintendoLife spotted that GAME has upped the price of Amiibo figures from 11.99 to 14.99 and even has receipts from one store to prove it. …

On the first anniversary of PS4, PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan tells MCV his thoughts on European domination, broken games, angry consumers, PS4 vs Xbox One and 2015 …on PS4 becoming the No.1 console of 2014 in every single European market PlayStation has always been strong in Europe. Even with …

Capcom has confirmed that it is working on Street Fighter V – but that’s not all. A teaser for the game, which you can see below, also confirms that the game will be exclusive to PS4 and PC and will not release on Xbox platforms. The publisher hasn’t announced details …

Studio doubles initial goal of 150,000 sales

Outspoken developer encourages other studios to consider slots and gambling games when establishing their IP

Triple-A games have been lambasted in recent months as major bugs have arisen in finished products. Develop asks experts about the battle for day one quality

Graphics card specialist AMD is stepping up its efforts in the battle with rival Nvidia with a revamped version of its Catalyst GPU drivers. The news comes from TechSpot, although that link appears to be down – but not before NeoGaf grabbed some of the details. Catalyst Omega offers a …

New tech will power Deus Ex Universe projects, based on Glacier 2 engine

Yet more intellectual properties have been scooped up by Nordic Games. The company has acquired some of dtp Entertainment’s IPs including The Moment of Silence, The Mystery of the Druids and Curse of the Ghost Ship. It has also taken over the commercial use” of Overclocked and 15 Days. Nordic …

The team working on the next iteration of the Deux Ex series has unveiled the new game engine that will power its next title. It’s called the Dawn Engine and is a heavily modified” version of the Glacier 2 engine that powered Hitman: Absolution. The technology behind any game is …