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Microsoft-owned Mojang has confirmed the mobile edition of its hit sandbox title Minecraft will see a release on Windows Phone. Yes, Minecraft: Pocket Edition *is* coming to the Windows Phone! The port runs already, but there’s still much to do before any release,” Minecraft lead developer Jens Bergensten announced on …

Telltale has teased a bit of new info regarding its upcoming adventure game take on the Game of Thrones franchise. The studio released a new still (in full below) during the ninth annual New York Comic Con event earlier this week, which references a quote from A Song of Ice …

A new Xperia smartphone with the ability to play PlayStation 4 games remotely is set to launch later this month, Sony has revealed. Polygon reports on the upcoming line of Z3 devices, which support PS4’s Remote Play feature. The Z3v – Verizon’s version of the phone – will go on …

Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us is getting a physical release on PS4, Xbox One, PS3, Xbox 360 and Vita next month. The game is already available digitally on PS3 and Xbox 360, but this release – dated for November 7th in the UK – is the first time it has …

Actress Lindsay Lohan has responded to claims that her Grand Theft Auto V lawsuit is a publicity stunt by significantly upping the intensity of her claim. The Hollywood Reporter says that the previous ten-page lawsuit, filed back in July, has now been buffed up to 67 pages. Its stated aim …

The executive producer of The Master Chief Collection has compared the upcoming Xbox One collection to how some people use Netflix. I liken it a lot to binging on Netflix before a next season of something comes out,” Dan Ayoub told GamesTM, saying the SKU is a great way for …

This year’s Games Media Awards on October 15th will see the games media vote on the night for their ‘Journalists’ Journalist’, from a shortlist of six industry standouts. Ahead of the big night, nominee Guy Cocker tells MCV about his work with the BBC, why rewarding the games media is …

The policy which demands that indie games for Xbox One do not arrive on other platforms first isn’t concrete. Xbox boss Phil Spencer has told the Inner Circle podcast, as reported by Eurogamer, that developers whose resources don’t stretch to making games for assorted platforms simultaneously can often be accommodated. …

Report from the Nominet Trust says there's no one direct path to become a digital creator

PlayStation title set to gross over $1m, most successful Curve release in two years