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Real-time facial animation tool upgraded to improve tracking and streamline calibration

EA is giving away yet another free game on its digital platform Origin – 1994 space battler Wing Commander 3: Heart of the Tiger. Originally released for the PC and subsequently the ill-fated 3DO and also the PSOne, the game is perhaps best known for its live action cutscenes – …

SNK has filed a criminal complaint against fellow publisher Square Enix, accusing it of unlawfully using its IP. An SNK statement translated on MMCafe says that Square Enix used a number of its characters in its manga product High Score Girl, claiming that the company made no effort to seek …

The Dare to be Digital 2014 team talks to Develop about working on their entry title World Eater

Many of the ongoing legal tussles between smartphone giants Apple and Samsung have been called off. The pair have in a joint statement called a halt to all patent battles outside of the US, including those in the UK and eight other countries. The increasingly heated dispute between the pair …

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The Dare to be Digital 2014 team talks to Develop about working on their entry title

Nintendo’s 3DS is still on top in Japan according to the latest sales data provided by Famitsu. This week the platform holder’s handheld sold a combined total of 41,183 units. This was helped by the fact that seven out of the Top Ten games were for the 3DS. Yokai Watch …

Fantasy Flight Games has teamed up with Firaxis Game to launch a board game based on hit video game franchise XCOM. XCOM: The Board Game, which is due out in Q4 2014, sees players take on a series of alien attacks and the game blends physical and digital play with …

Successfully Kickstarted indie platformer Shovel Knight has seen PC purchases account for 40 per cent of its month one sales. After a prolonged period of trying to furiously balance the books – which included five months where the development team were left unpaid – the game sold 75,000 copies in …