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Aljosha Demeulemeester, CEO of middleware specialists Graphine Software, tells MCV @ Gamescom about the firm’s new Granite SDK. What have you brought to Gamescom this year? We’re showing off thelatest iteration (2.3) ofthe Granite SDK: our fine- grained texture streaming and texture compression middleware that allows our partners to use …

Sony has released a new video of the Vita version of Minecraft in action. The Vita version of the world-conquering indie title will be a cross-buy title in conjunction with the existing PS3 release. A small fee will be required to step up to the PS4 version. Xbox 360 owners …

The man behind cult Treasure shooter Ikaruga has said he’s currently developing a new PS4 shooter called Ubusana. Siliconera reports that little is known about Hiroshi Iuchi’s game beyond the fact that it will be a digital release and could go multi-platform at some stage. Its release could be some …

Do we feel the need to go out and buy outright exclusivity? Probably not.” That’s the assessment of PlayStation Europe boss Jim Ryan who has told CVG that the combination of Sony’s own first party developer network and PS4’s market-leading position are strong enough propositions as it is. I think …

While still in the midst of trying to crack the video-on-demand market, WWE is now trying its hand at the online card battling scene. 2K has revealed WWE Supercard, a free-to-play digital card game for iOS and Android featuring around 400 wrestlers and managers both past and present. Frequent updates …

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 …