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Yokai Watch 2 has remained at the top of the weekly Japanese software charts, despite five new entries in the Top Ten, according to the latest sales data from Famitsu. The highly successful 3DS title, which is available in ‘Ganso’ and ‘Honke’ editions, has now sold over two million units …

Sega has confirmed the European release dates for Sonic’s upcoming Wii U and 3DS outings. Both Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric for Wii U and Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal for 3DS will be released on November 21st. The former is being developed LA studio Big Red Button while Sanzaru Games …

The fact that PS3 is built in a very different way to PS4 and Xbox One is the reason for The Crew skipping Sony’s last-gen console. "The Crew was originally built for the new generation of consoles, so when we made the decision to port it to the previous generation, …

SharePlay will be compatible with all DualShcok 4 PS4 titles and does not require special coding from developers. The function, arriving as part of an upcoming PS4 update, allows players to have their friends take control of their game over the internet using PSN’s new streaming technology. Think of it …

Xbox boss Phil Spencer has once again reiterated Microsoft’s desire to ensure that Rare isn’t left languishing in a post-Kinect haze. Having made its names with a string of hit titles during Nintendo’s console heyday, in recent times the now Microsoft owned studio has effectively been tasked with stewarding the …

Develop speaks to the developer’s studio director Siobhan Reddy about the creative process behind LittleBigPlanet and Tearaway

Hideo Kojima has show off nearly 20 minutes of in-game Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom pain gameplay. Although it’s the same mission that was shown off at E3, it’s approached in a completely different way – including strategic horse shitting. Also note how due to the fact that the …

Using the Train Simulator series as a case study, Dovetail’s Rob O’Farrell details how to make a simulator

The boss of Xbox has argued that people shouldn’t get too hung up on game resolutions. Although this is of course no surprise coming from a platform holder whose flagship machine has struggled to hit 1080p, Phil Spencer rightly told CVG that a smooth and stable frame rate is far …

Markets may regard retail flotations as a risk, but GAME’s early success on the stock exchange prove that they can prove very successful GAME Digital has reported a sales increase of 30 per cent for the year ending July 26th, which includes the period following its flotation in June. Throughout …