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Over-the-top shooter franchise coming to both PC and mobile in the East

Bandai Namco is bundling three of its fighting titles into a single PS3 release. The SKU, called Fighting Edition, will include Tekken 6, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Soul Calibur V and will be released on December 19th. MCV has asked Bandai Namco how much it is going to cost. …

The director of Tekken 7 has said he will now not release a new character in the US after it received criticism on Neogaf. New character Lucky Chloe was revealed yesterday but received a mixed reception from users of the forum, with some accusing the game of defaulting to a …

Ustwo's acclaimed puzzler named best iPad game, while Sirvo number puzzler tops iPhone list

Localised IGN websites will launch in France and Brazil early next year. The Ziff Davis-owned games brand has teamed up with Webedia Group to launch in the new territories. Webedia owns entertainment websites AlloCine, AdoroCinema and JeauxVideo. IGN now has 23 international versions of its websites in 17 different languages. …

Episodic game The Prospect will continue storyline of popular US drama

Former film director Josef Fares and the team behind Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons have opened a brand new independent studio. Named Hazelight Studios, the new developer is staffed by many of the people that worked on the popular 2013 co-op game and is already working on a new …

Academic institute will expand its capacity to teach science, technology, engineering and maths

Fullbright working on fresh first-person adventure

Long-serving exec will no longer be publisher's employee, but will retain chairman role